Drying Sails

Object Details

• Artist

  John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)

• Provenance

  To 1902

  John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), London,

  to 1902 [1]

  From 1903 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the Twachtman Collection sale, American Art Association, March 24, 1903 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Voucher no. 13, April 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Although Charles Lang Freer won this painting in a drawing at the sale, he chose to pay for the painting (see Curatorial Remark 1 and Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, as well as correspondence, Freer to Dewing, dated April 7, 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives).

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] 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 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 (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)

  Exhibition of Paintings and Pastels by the Late John H. Twachtman (March 11 to April 2, 1913)

  American Paintings by Metcalf, Thayer, and Twatchman (March 23, 1925 to May 5, 1933)

  First Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (April 9 to May 31, 1915)

  Exhibition of Oriental and American Art Under the Joint Auspices of the Alumni Memorial Committee and the Ann Arbor Art Association (May 11 to May 30, 1910)

  Fourth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 10, 1909 to August 30, 1909)

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Twachtman, John Henry, Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Water, Charles Lang Freer collection, Boats and boating, Art, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings