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The Old Road to the Sea
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon
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The Old Road to the Sea

c. 1893
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916) visual detail
ArtistWilliam Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)
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Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 134.3 x 159.7 x 10.8 cm (52 7/8 x 62 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.); Unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); Former: 118.5 x 144 x 5.5 cm (46 5/8 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
American - Painting
Origin
America
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon

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Provenance

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Provenance event

Mr. W. H. Fuller, purchase 1896; Henry White Cannon, New York.

Source provenance text

Mr. W. H. Fuller, purchase 1896; Henry White Cannon, New York.

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Exhibitions

Public
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition

Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age

Source exhibition text

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 23-May 18, 2003). Southampton, N.Y., Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase 1849-1916: A Retrospective Exhibition (1957), no. 52.

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Sourced Overview Evidence

One of the most influential of the American Impressionists, William Merritt Chase established his own summer school at Shinnecock, on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. Attracted to the low-lying dunes and beaches, Chase and his students were among the first American artists to pursue open-air painting. With its varied brushwork and warm colors, this painting is among the finest works Chase produced at Shinnecock. The panoramic scene glows with the light of a summer day. The Chase school at Shinnecock, active from 1891-1902, was instrumental in expanding the influence of Impressionism in the United States.

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