Evening: September

Object Details

• Artist

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)

• Provenance

  From 1912 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in 1912 [1]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See List of American Paintings Other than by Whistler, A, pg. 8, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 6, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record: "Research revealed that this painting was purchased from Tryon on 2 March 1912."

  [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)

  American Paintings (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)

  American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 4, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings and Watercolors (May 10, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

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

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

  Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists: Fourth Exhibition (December 17, 1912 to January 26, 1913)

• 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

• On View

  Freer Gallery 10: Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1910s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tryon, Dwight William

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Trees, Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, Autumn, Evening, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes