H x W (overall): 97 x 155.2 cm (38 3/16 x 61 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1892
Description:
A mass of woods across an open field.
Signatures:
Signature- D.W. Tryon, MDCCCLXXXII, in lower left corner.
Provenance:
From 1893 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon on April 12, 1893 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Voucher No. 22, April 1893, Box 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Curatorial Remarks, S. Hobbs, 1978: One of a series of four canvases based on the seasons, the painting was commissioned for Freer's new home in Detroit which was built in 1892-1893.
[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:
Choice Spirits: Works by Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon (March 9, 1996 to July 7, 1997)
The Sixty-Seventh Annual Exhibition (January 10, 1898 - February 22, 1898)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)