id: 134863
accession number: 1957.423
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Gray Day on the Bay, c. 1886. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916). Oil on wood; unframed: 23.7 x 34.2 cm (9 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey 1957.423
title: Gray Day on the Bay
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creation date: c. 1886
creation date earliest: 1881
creation date latest: 1891
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: oil on wood
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: Unframed: 23.7 x 34.2 cm (9 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
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inscription: signed lower right: WM M. Chase [WM in monogram]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Chicago, Chicago Inter-State Industrial Exhibition (4 September-19 October 1889), no. 102 as Repair Docks, Gowanus Bay.
New York, Ortgies & Co., Paintings by William Merritt Chase (6 March 1891), no. 4 as Repair Docks, Gowanus Bay.
Cleveland, Kinney and Levan Building, Cleveland Art Loan Exposition (25 November-17 December 1913), no. 19A as East River.
"American Paintings Owned in Cleveland," The Cleveland Museum of Art, July 3--September 13, 1920.
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PROVENANCE
Homer H. Johnson (donor's father), Cleveland (1913); Jeanette Johnson Dempsey.
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