The Sea: East Wind

Object Details

• Artist

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)

• Provenance

  From 1906 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in 1906 [1]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See American Paintings, List A, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 5, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record: "Research revealed that this drawing was purchased from Tryon, 17 November 1906."

  [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

  Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes (July 13, 2024 to July 26, 2026)

  Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto (July 18, 2008 to January 25, 2009)

  Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)

  Kansas City Exposition (January 1912)

  Third Annual Exhibition of Paintings including a Special Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Childe Hassam of New York (February 1 to March 1, 1909)

  Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing and D.W. Tryon, Montross Gallery, New York, 1907 (February 20 to March 9, 1907)

• 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

  Drawing

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tryon, Dwight William

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Water, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art, Seascape, Ocean

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Drawings