H x W (overall): 71.5 x 155.2 cm (28 1/8 x 61 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1893
Description:
A wide stretch of snowy landscape. Signature in lower left corner.
Signatures:
Signature-D.W. Tryon, 1893, 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:
A Perfect Harmony (October 14, 2017 to October 8, 2023)
Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision (February 23, 2008 to August 1, 2010)
Choice Spirits: Works by Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon (March 9, 1996 to July 7, 1997)
American Art - Dwight William Tryon (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)
American Paintings (December 27, 1984 to January 18, 1985)
Winter into Spring: American Landscapes (March 4, 1982 to June 1, 1982)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)
