The Sea: Moonlight

Object Details

• Artist

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)

• Provenance

  To 1906

  N.E. Montross (1849-1932), New York, NY, to 1906 [1]

  From 1906 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from N.E. Montross in 1906 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 4, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record states that: "Research revealed that this drawing was purchased from N.E. Montross on 24 March, 1905."

  [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

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

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

  American Paintings, Dwight W. Tryon (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)

  Inaugural Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Arts (January 7 to February 7, 1915)

  A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)

  Kansas City Exposition (January 1912)

• Previous custodian or owner

  N.E. Montross (1849-1932) (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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• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Montross, N. E.

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Night, Moon, American Art, Outer space, Seascape, Ocean

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Drawings