RICHARD A. CHASE (AMERICAN 1892-1985) Still Life w/ Flowers & Figure Watercolor

Description: 100% Authentic guaranteed! RICHARD A. CHASE (AMERICAN 1892-1985) Still Life w/ Flowers & Figure Watercolor on PaperNicely Framed!Dimmensions:Painting size: 13 1/2'' H x 19 1/2" LFrame Size: 24" H x 30" LRichard A. Chase (1892-1985)Richard A. Chase, 93, an artist for more than 60 years in Chicago, was noted for his painting of Chicago scenes. In 1981 the Chicago Historical Society held an exhibit of 30 of his works, titled “Chicago Portraits.” Four of the paintings are part of an exhibit there of “Water Places” around the city.Chicago Daily News art critic C.J. Bulliet wrote in 1937:His aim is to paint Chicago and to paint it recognizable only as Chicago and not any other community in America or on Earth. He seeks out what is typical. And, when he finds it, he strives with all the skill he has as a draftsman, with all the colors he has on his palette and with neither fears nor repression to portray it.Paintings depict Chicago bridges, construction, street scenes and the lakefront. They portray the wind blowing skirts on Michigan Avenue, circus tents being put up near Soldier Field and a street scene showing seven types of transportation in the 1930s.His paintings of Chicago were on exhibit at the A Century of Progress World`s Fair in 1933.Two of his works at the Historical Society are of the construction of the Wabash Avenue bridge, one is of the building of the Lake Shore Drive bridge and one is of the boathouse at Humboldt Park.His attention to detail and devotion to realism are apparent in his work. Steel girders with well-defined nuts and bolts fit into a pattern and reflect on his earlier career, in which he drew realistic and practical illustrations for advertising.Such Chicago scenes were more of hobby than a business for Mr. Chase, who considered himself principally a portrait artist.Mr. Chase, a native of Columbus, Kan., where he was valedictorian of his high school class, worked four years at a soda fountain so he could study for a year at the Art Institute of Chicago. He then took a job with a poster company and worked in advertising.He was in the Army in World War I and was to go overseas on the day the Armistice was signed. He was determined to become a more serious artist and returned to Chicago to study seven more years at the Art Institute.Timid at first, he painted only in black and white but slowly added colors until his fearless use of color became a trademark. Any questions contact us!

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Location: Chicago, Illinois

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