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William Merritt Chase
Just Onions (Onions; Still Life)1912

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Oil painting still life with loosely painted pink and white onions clustered on a dark tabletop beside a ceramic plate, stoneware jar, and small copper vessel

William Merritt Chase, Just Onions (Onions; Still Life), 1912, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary D. Keeler Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Merritt Chase
United States, Indiana, Williamsburg, 1849-1916
Title
Just Onions (Onions; Still Life)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1912
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
21 x 25 11/16 in. (53.34 x 65.25 cm)
Credit Line
Mary D. Keeler Bequest
Accession Number
40.12.8
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick. American Art: a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.
  • Ganz, James A., ed. Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Oakland: University of California Press, 2015.
  • Smithgall, Elsa. William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master. Washington, DC: The Phillips Collection, 2016.
  • Green, Dominic. "The Body Eclectic." Art & Antiques 39, no.7 (2016): 88-93.