Self Portrait (In 4th Ave. N.Y. Studio)

William Merritt Chase , 1916 , American Impressionists
  • William Merritt Chase
  • 1849-1916
  • RAM Permanent Collection
  • American Impressionists
  • Oil on Canvas
  • 1916.01
  • 52" x 63"
  • Purchased directly from the artist, 1916

An oil on canvas being the full figure of artist, Van Dyke beard and mustache, high forehead, wearing glasses with ribbon dressed in work jacket over dark suit, white collar and neckerchief, gold ring on right hand, palette and brushes in left hand. Studio in the background, paintings on walls, bowls with brushes, paint rags on table. Standing in front of large canvas ready to paint. Black chest of drawers in left background.