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Catalog Data

Artist:
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 51 x 80.3 cm (20 1/16 x 31 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1889
Provenance:
From 1889 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in May 1889 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Accession List, Collections Management office. This object was originally given the registration number F1906.75; the registration number was later changed, and the current number given to correspond with the correct date of purchase. See also, Curatorial Remarks 2, G.D. Guest, 1930, in the object record, as well as Curatorial Remark 6, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record.
[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
American Art - Dwight William Tryon (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)
American Paintings (December 27, 1984 to January 18, 1985)
American Paintings (September 10, 1981 to March 12, 1984)
American Paintings (October 14, 1978 to March 18, 1981)
American Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)
American Paintings (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)
American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)
Exhibition of Paintings by D.W. Tryon (February 1 to 22, 1900)
First Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Art Galleries (November 5, 1896 to January 1, 1897)
Munich International Art Exposition (1892)
Untitled Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1890 (1890)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
landscape  Search this
autumn  Search this
moon  Search this
night  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
nocturne  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1889.31a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31c3273c8-e175-4b16-b4aa-44f215595373
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1889.31a-b