id:			117715
accession number:	1938.333
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1938.333
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:34.875000

The Old Road to the Sea, c. 1893. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). Oil on canvas; framed: 134.3 x 159.7 x 10.8 cm (52 7/8 x 62 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.); unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); former: 118.5 x 144 x 5.5 cm (46 5/8 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon 1938.333

title:				The Old Road to the Sea
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creation date:			c. 1893
creation date earliest:		1888
creation date latest:		1898
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 134.3 x 159.7 x 10.8 cm (52 7/8 x 62 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.); Unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); Former: 118.5 x 144 x 5.5 cm (46 5/8 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed lower left:  WM M. Chase [WM in monogram]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age
	opening date:   2003-02-23T00:00:00
	<i>Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 23-May 18, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Southampton, N.Y., Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase 1849-1916: A Retrospective Exhibition (1957), no. 52.', 'opening_date': '1957-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. W. H. Fuller, purchase 1896; Henry White Cannon, New York.
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