The Hidden Pool

Object Details

• Artist

  John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)

• Provenance

  To 1902

  John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), to 1902 [1]

  From 1903

  S.S. Dustin, purchased at the John Henry Twachtman sale, American Art Association, New York, NY, March 21, 1903 [2]

  To 1913

  William T. Evans (1843-1918), New York and New Jersey, purchased from S.S. Dustin, to 1913 [3]

  1913

  William Macbeth, New York, purchased at the William T. Evans sale, American Art Association, March 31 and April 1-2, 1913, no. 180 [4]

  From 1913 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Macbeth in 1913 [5]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [6]

  Notes:

  [1] The Freer Fact Sheet notes that the lower right corner of the painting bears a stamp reading "Twachtman Sale." Curatorial Remark 3, S. Hobbs, 1979, in the object record, addresses this stamp: "An explanation for the red stencil 'Twachtman Sale' can be provided by the following excerpt from a letter, Freer to Wilfred & Shaw, May 17, 1917: 'At the time of the artist's death some years ago, the works left in his studio were sold at public auction in New York and the committee in charge prepared a rubber stamp and impressed the same upon each object then sold.'" See also, Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Dana H. Carroll and William Thomas Evans, New York, Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings Formed by the Widely Known Amateur William T. Evans, sale cat. (New York, NY: American Art Association, March 31-April 1 and 2, 1913), no. 180.

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] See note 2. See also, List of American Paintings Other than by Whistler, A, pg. 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See further, Curatorial Remark 1, in the object record, which records that this painting was purchased from William Macbeth, New York, in April 1913.

  [5] See note 4.

  [6] 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 (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 (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)

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

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  S. S. Dustin

  William T. Evans (American, born Ireland, 1843-1918)

  William Macbeth (1851-1917) (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

  1900s, 1890s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Evans, William T., Macbeth, William, Dustin, S. S.

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes