William Merritt Chase - Studies on Flesh Color and Yellowing (1888)

 In Studies in Skin Tone and Gold, Chase applies pastel relatively densely and with exceptional vigor, wielding colored pencil as one would a brush full of oil paint. In keeping with contemporary Japanese trends, Chase (like Whistler) adopted Japanese props. He tilts the painting plane and crops the composition, common tools in Japanese prints. Like Kitagawa Utamaro, whose 18th-century paintings were coveted by avant-garde artists at the time, Chase focuses on the figure's bare back. But he enhanced the effect to startling levels by placing the model at the forefront of the composition, adding a modern feel to the traditional Japanese subject.(National Gallery of Art, Washington - Pastel on paper, 45.7) x 33 cm)

About the artwork:

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