William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)
Wind-Swept Sands
INV-1202
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)1894
Wind-Swept Sands
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916) →Impressionismpaintingamerican arts
Date
1894
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
87 × 101.5 cm (34 1/4 × 39 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Eric Oldberg in honor of Milo M. Naeve; Friends of American Art and R. H. Love Galleries funds; Walter Aitken Endowment; through prior acquisitions of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
Between 1891 and 1902, William Merritt Chase painted numerous landscapes of the area surrounding the Shinnecock Summer Art School in Long Island, New York, where he was an influential teacher. In Wind-Swept Sands, Chase used rapid brushstrokes to depict the dunes and vegetation, thin washes for the sky, and an overall gray tone to indicate an overcast day. Chase’s teaching method was rooted in the French Impressionist practice of painting outdoors in order to take advantage of natural light and changing weather conditions.
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