The White Pasture

Object Details

• Artist

  Willard Metcalf (1858-1925)

• Provenance

  From 1917 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Willard Leroy Metcalf (1858-1925), Waterford, CT, in 1917 [1]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Purchased from the artist on August 2, 1917. See Voucher No. 1, August 1917, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [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)

  Winter into Spring: American Landscapes (March 4, 1982 to June 1, 1982)

  American Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)

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

  Forty-One Paintings by Ten American Painters (February 6 to February 27, 1919)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Willard Metcalf (1858-1925) (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, Metcalf, Willard Leroy

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, Winter, Snow, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes