
Still Life--Via del Oca
Catalogue
- Year
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 42.2 × 48.6 cm (16 5/8 × 19 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- William Bailey
Artist

Drawing
William Bailey was an American painter known for spare, geometrically ordered still lifes and interior scenes rendered in muted tones and classical compositions. Working primarily in oil, he developed a distinctive approach to form and light that emphasized clarity of structure over decorative surface. His practice, rooted in careful observation and restraint, sustained a commitment to figuration and ordered space throughout the postwar period and beyond.
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Record
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- William Bailey
- Year
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 42.2 × 48.6 cm (16 5/8 × 19 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1985-100894
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





