Memories
Artist
William Merritt Chase
(American, 1849 - 1916)
Date1885-1886
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 50 1/2 x 37in. (128.3 x 94cm)
Framed: 59 1/4 x 46 x 3 3/4in. (150.5 x 116.8 x 9.5cm)
Framed: 59 1/4 x 46 x 3 3/4in. (150.5 x 116.8 x 9.5cm)
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number57.305
DescriptionPrevious title: "Woman in White"On View
Not on viewCollections
CopyrightNo known copyright restrictions.
Label TextMemories recalls the spirit of a new era and the modern woman. Dressed in a simple white gown without a corset, which would have compressed her waist into a false hourglass shape, Chase’s model is depicted as the ideal feminine beauty. Her dress emphasizes her luminous appearance, delicately painted with brushstrokes that celebrate, rather than hide, the relaxed nature of a woman embodying a new era in which women were beginning to explore their independence.
