Autumn
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1892 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Oil on canvas -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 96 x 125 cm (37 13/16 x 49 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1893.16a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1893.16a-b
Object Details
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Artist
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) -
Designer
Stanford White (1853-1906) (frame) -
Description
Open fields, broken by a copse in the middle distance. Signature in lower right corner. -
Signatures
Signature - D.W. Tryon, MDCCCLXXXXII, in lower right corner. -
Provenance
From 1893 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon on April 12, 1893 [1]From 1920Freer 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)American Art - Dwight William Tryon (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)American Paintings (December 27, 1984 to January 18, 1985)American Paintings, Dwight W. Tryon (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)World's Columbian Exposition (May 1 to October 30, 1893) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
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