A resident of Southampton, NY, private art dealer Troy Buckner founded Clark Fine Art, where he launched his career working with a diverse range of artists and their work. Alongside helping to acquire art on behalf of individuals and museums, Troy Buckner belongs to the Parrish Art Museum.

1. William
Merritt
Chase
Collection at
the Parrish
Art Museum
Troy Buckner

2. Introduction
– A resident of Southampton, NY, private art dealer Troy Buckner founded Clark Fine
Art, where he launched his career working with a diverse range of artists and their
work. Alongside helping to acquire art on behalf of individuals and museums, Troy
Buckner belongs to the Parrish Art Museum.
Established to encourage relationships between individuals and art, the Parrish Art
Museum in Water Mill, NY, serves as a local cultural center and showcases a diverse
range of artwork. The museum owns the largest public collection of works by William
Merritt Chase.
A landscape painter and portrait artist, William Merritt Chase became the first
teacher at the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art in Southampton. As a child he
had spent many summers with his family on the island's East End.
The Parrish Art Museum features more than 40 of his paintings and works on paper,
ranging from early paintings such as Still Life with Fruit from 1870 to later works such
as The Bayberry Bush, done in 1895. The collection also displays over 1,000
photographs that give further insight into the life of the artist and his inspirations.