William Merritt Chase: career timeline
American · 1849–1916 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 17 of 41 lots (44% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 4 | $30.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 6 | 5 | $25.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | $26.5kSign up | Oil |
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1880s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $30.6kSign up
- Average
- $144kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 14 in (39 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1), Beach scenes (1)
c. 1881 A Scavenger$9.6kSign up
1881 Head of an Old Woman$5.4kSign up
c. 1884 The Tenth Street Studio$509kSign up
c. 1888 Untitled (Nude Resting in a Chair)Unsold
1889 A Stormy Day at Bath Beach, Long Island$51.6kSign up
1890s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $10kSign up
- Average
- $10kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 18.5 in (56 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1890 Portrait of a Young Man$10kSign up
1900s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $25.8kSign up
- Average
- $37.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 19 in (53 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1900 At the Window$75kSign up
c. 1902 Alice Dieudonnée Chase, Shinnecock HillsUnsold
c. 1902 My Daughter Dorothy$19.1kSign up · sold 2×
1902 Still Life$24.1kSign up
1905 Head of a Spaniard$25.8kSign up
c. 1908 The Red Kimono$44kSign up
1910s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $26.5kSign up
- Average
- $32.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 21 in (62 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1910 Portrait of a Young Girl$11kSign up
c. 1912 Study for the Portrait of Mme. E. H. Bensel (Lady at the Window)$17.9kSign up
1913 Study of Clara Stephens$66kSign up
c. 1915 Mary Content$35kSign up
Creation date not recorded
20 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $9.5kSign up
- Average
- $75.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Other (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Flowers & still life (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2004 Crashing Waves$9.5kSign up
sold 2006 Still Life with Copper UrnUnsold
sold 2006 A Portrait of a Young Woman with a Black Hat$5.4kSign up
sold 2009 Long Island Landscape 16 x 20in$212kSign up
sold 2009 Beach Side ShantyUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 3 of 6
- Median
- $16.3kSign up
- Average
- $20.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2013 Untitled$50Sign up
sold 2013 Portrait of Helen Velasquez Chase (Daughter of the Artist)Unsold
sold 2013 UntitledUnsold
sold 2014 Still Life with Fruit & Copper Pot$16.3kSign up
sold 2015 Wm M Chase$44kSign up
sold 2018 Portrait of Helen Velasquez Chase (Daughter of the Artist)Unsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $693Sign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 8 in (29 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (3), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
sold 2020 Court JesterUnsold
sold 2020 for AJ Rowley marquetry inlaid mirror panel 'The Meeting'Unsold
sold 2022 Portrait$1.5kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$5kSign up
sold 2024 Man in Riding Costume$693Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2024 Collection of five watering cans$693Sign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Standing Figure with Fan$3.2kSign up
sold 2025 Woodland Scene II$205Sign up · sold 4×
sold 2025 Apparently unsigned$425Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All William Merritt Chase auction results →