Lot 5549: William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916), A Mother’s Joy, 1889, oil on panel, signed lower left, 17″ x 17″ (43.2 x 43.2 cm).
Estimate: $600,000–$900,000
Provenance: The artist; Purchased by Franklin Murphy, New Jersey (Governor of New Jersey, 1902–1905) at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, March 6, 1891, lot 64 (sold by the artist); Private collection, Kentucky. Exhibited: New York, Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists, May 1889; Chicago, Illinois, 17th Annual Chicago Interstate Industrial Exposition, September 1889; New York, American Art Galleries, 1890. Literature: Ronald G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase: Portraits in Oil, Vol. II, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, p. 84, no. OP.164. Note: Accompanied by copy of letter of authenticity from D. Frederick Baker/Ronald G. Pisano, Inc. October 2, 2023.
