Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 1093
William Merritt Chase
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1849-1916)Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1890s, signed lower right "Chase", oil on canvas, 22 x 18-1/2 in.; fine reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 30-3/4 x 27 in.Note: According to the consignor, this portrait was purchased from the Milwaukee Art Museum by his father in law, Donald B. Abert. Mr. and Mrs. Abert were long time benefactors of the Museum, and have a curatorship in American art named for them.Literature: Pisano, Ronald G., Carolyn K. Lane, and D. Frederick Baker. William Merritt Chase: Portraits in Oil. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 2007, illus. p. 223, OP #456 - Provenance: Ala Story, California, per Pisano; Lucy M. Taggart, Indianapolis, Indiana; Chapellier Galleries, New York, NY (label verso, n.d.); the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Abert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; by descent in the family; Private Collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
wax and linen lined, crackle, scattered areas of fluorescence including a diagonal scratch on the sitter's cheek; frame with wear and small areas of loss to gilt
