View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard / William Merritt Chase
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.170
- Title
- View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Artist
- William Merritt Chase
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1849 - 1916
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- Object Creation Date
- 1886-1890
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hirschl
- Style/Group/Movement
- American Impressionism
- Inscription
- Inscribed l.r.: Wm M Chase.
- Dimensions
- 12.7 cm x 25.7 cm (5 in. x 10 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- seascape
- Physical Description
- Horizontal view of harbor scene with water, dock, and boats. Small figures and trees on pier in middle ground. WMC painted in green in lower right corner.
- Subject Matter
- This works marks a pivotal period in Chase’s career as he began to apply French Impressionist techniques to distinctly American urban landscapes. He deliberately focused on the subject matter of the parks and harbors of New York with the aim of underscoring the civility of modern American culture. In “View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard” Chase transforms an ordinarily rough commercial space into a high art subject.
- Primary Keywords
- boats
- buildings
- docks
- dockyards
- figures (representations)
- harbors
- impressionist
- naval bases
- seascapes
- trees
- water
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by location
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- coastline bodies of water
- complexes
- complexes by function
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- geography
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- military bases
- military installations
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- people and culture
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- transportation complexes
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- water transportation complexes
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterfront spaces
- waterfronts and waterfront spaces
- waterscapes
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1467 x 703
- File Size
- 96 KB
- Record
- 1961/1.170
- Link to this Item
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"View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard; William Merritt Chase." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.170/1961_1.170.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
