The Tenth Street Studio, 1880, oil on canvas, 36-1/4” x 48-1/4”. Period Frame from Gill & Lagodich for Saint Louis Art Museum. c. 1800s French Barbizon frame, gilded cast ornament on wood, molding width 9 in. “Sumptuous tapestries, exotic metalwork, imported porcelains, fine art, and elegantly adorned patrons were sure to be found in the studios of artists at the end of the 19th century. This painting depicts the studio of its artist, William Merritt Chase, one of the most successful painters of the era. Appreciating—and being seen appreciating—such exquisite finery was an important cultural and social marker for both patron and artist. An invitation to a reception at Chase’s studio (sure to be in the society news) was the most sought after in New York City.” — Saint Louis Art Museum permanent collection label

North River Shad, c. 1910, oil on canvas, 29" x 37", framed by Gill & Lagodich for the Art Institute of Chicago. Custom-made replica frame, late 18th-century European, Dutch-style, ebonized carved wood with applied ornament, molding width 5-1/2" "William Merritt Chase's "North River Shad" is a striking departure from his better-known Impressionist renderings of city parks and scenes in Shinnecock, New York. Here he was primarily interested in depicting surface texture; the fish displays the artist's virtuosity with pigment and brushwork. Brilliant white brushstrokes form its iridescent scales, accentuating the weight and density of the voluminous creature. Chase painted numerous versions of fish still lifes, many of which were quickly purchased by museums across the country. Because of the popularity of these works, Chase worried that he would be remembered only "as a painter of fish." — Art Institute of Chicago, permanent collection label, Friends of American Art Collection, 1914.56

Still Life With Fish, ca. 1910, oil on canvas, 14” x 18-1/8” framed by Gill & Lagodich for the High Museum of Art. 19th-century European painting frame; ebonized gesso and wood with gilded applied ornament sight edge, molding width: 4-7/8"