Who created "A Friendly Call"?

A Friendly Call was created by William Merritt Chase in 1895.

What medium is "A Friendly Call"?

A Friendly Call is oil on canvas.

Is "A Friendly Call" in the public domain?

Yes, A Friendly Call is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Friendly Call

William Merritt Chase

1895

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 76.5 x 122.5 cm (30 1/8 x 48 1/4 in.) framed: 100 x 145.7 x 7.6 cm (39 3/8 x 57 3/8 x 3 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CAB

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1943.1.2

About the Artist

William Merritt Chase

Prolific painter of portraits, interiors, still lifes and landscapes, famed for establishing the fresh colour and bravura technique used in much early 20th-century American painting. He was considered the most important American teacher of his time; after teaching at the Art Students League of NY he formed the Chase School of Art in 1896. Comment on works: genre, Portraits

A Friendly Call

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