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Artist or Maker: William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

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Provenance: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Christie's, New York, 29 May 1987, lot 184A.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

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Exhibited: Akron, Ohio, Akron Art Museum, William Merritt Chase Portraits, 1982.

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Literature: W. Peat, Checklist of Known Works by W.M. Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, n.d.
John Herron Art Museum, Chase Centennial Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1949, listed in checklist.
Akron Art Museum, William Merritt Chase Portraits, exhibition catalogue, Akron, Ohion, 1982, p. 31, illustrated.

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Notes: PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION

The present work was most likely commissioned by Helen Dixon's father, Thomas Henry Dixon, to commemorate her entrance into Philadelphia Society.

According to Mr. Frederick Baker, the present work is included in Ronald Pisano's complete catalogue of known and documented works by William Merrritt Chase, 1849-1916, vol. II.

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