Four Studies of a Russian Wolf Hound
Datebefore 1916
MediumPen and ink on paper
DimensionsSight: 18 1/8 × 12 1/2 inches (46 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Sylvester Labrot, Jr.
Object number1968.7
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextWilliam Merritt Chase was a critical figure in the development of impressionist painting in America. An influential art instructor as well as a practicing artist, he was an early proponent of painting outdoors, or en plein air, as the French impressionists did. His study of a Russian wolfhound was probably based off of his own pet. A fellow friend and artist, Henry Watrous, described Chase walking “down the Avenue wearing a flat brimmed French silk hat, a broad black ribbon hanging from his glasses, and accompanied by a beautiful white Russian wolfhound."
