Late Autumn and calligraphy

Object Details

• Artist

  Shi Lu 石魯 (1919-1982)

• Provenance

  From at least 1987-88 to 2014

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York, New York. [1]

  From 2014 to 2017

  Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, New York, New York. [2]

  From 2017

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] According to Acquisition Justification, Mr. Ellsworth was in the possession of this calligraphy from at least in 1987-88. “In 1987-88 he gave eight works of calligraphy to the Freer Gallery of Art. Six works came to [Freer and Sackler Galleries] immediately, but Mr. Ellsworth retained these two favorite pieces for display in his home until his demise. Following settlement of his estate, they have been delivered to the museum.” See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)

  Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1970s

• Name

  Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield, Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Autumn, Persimmon, Chinese Art, Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection, Modern period (1912 - present)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings