Untitled (Reclining Nude)

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WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE (1849-1916)
Untitled (Reclining Nude)
signed 'Wm. M. Chase' (lower left)
pastel on canvas
11 x 19 3/4 in. (27.9 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1888.

Provenance

The artist.
Irving R. Wiles, New York, (probably) gift from the above.
J.J. Gillespie & Co. Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Grantland Rice, New York.
Milch Galleries, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Christie's, New York, 22 May 1991, lot 139, sold by the above.
Private collection, Miami, Florida, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the late owner, circa 1990s.

Literature

R.G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase: The Paintings in Pastel, Monotypes, Painted Tiles and Ceramic Plates, Watercolors and Prints, vol. I, New Haven, Connecticut, 2006, p. 19, no. P.45, illustrated.

Exhibited

Southampton, New York, Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase in the Company of Friends, May 13-June 24, 1979, no. 25.

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Lot Essay

William Merritt Chase likely gifted the present work to fellow artist Irving Wiles. The pastel can be seen in the background of Wiles' work The Artist in the collection of the Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, Minnesota.

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