William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) - Tony with a Red Cap
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Item Details
Description
Inscribed 'W.M. Chase' verso, oil on canvas laid to board
16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)
Provenance
Newhouse Galleries, New York and St. Louis.
Collection of Leslie Waggener, Jr., Dallas, Texas c. 1935 - 1951.
Nelson Waggener, Dallas, Texas, c. 1951 - 1986.
By decent in the family.
Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of June 23, 2002, lot 70.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Exhibition
‘Exhibition of the Leslie Waggener Collection of Paintings’ Joseph Sartor Galleries, Dallas, Texas, November 21 - December 6, 1948, no. 28.
“Chase Centennial Exhibition,” John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 1-December 11, 1949.
Literature
Wilber D. Peat, "Check List of Known Work by William M. Chase," in Chase Centennial Exhibition, Indianapolis, 1949, p. 66 (listed under ‘Male Figure Studies’ as Tony, not illustrated).
Lot Essay
When the work was offered at auction back in 2002, it was accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity written by Ronald G. Pisano.
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