Yellow Tulips

Object Details

• Artist

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938)

• Label

  After the turn of the century, Dewing developed a theme he would render in endless variations: a woman alone in a quiet, uncluttered room. Like James McNeill Whistler, Dewing selected a color scheme for each painting and carefully arranged the elements of the composition to create a contemplative mood. To emphasize the formal qualities of the paintings, he gave them titles that refer to aesthetic props in the pictures--here, yellow tulips.

• Provenance

  From 1908 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Wilmer Dewing in April 1908 [1]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Object file and Curatorial Remarks.

  [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

  Dewing’s Poetic World (November 27, 2019 to May 29, 2022)

  American Art - Thomas Wilmer Dewing (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)

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

  American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)

  American Paintings: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (December 11, 1976 to April 16, 1977)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)

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

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

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)

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

  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)

  The Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 12 to August 28, 1911)

  Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing, A.H. Thayer, D.W. Tryon, J.A.McNeill Whistler (February 10 to 26, 1910)

  Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists: Second Exhibition (December 8, 1908 to January 17, 1909)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Dewing, Thomas Wilmer

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Tulip, American Art, Models (representations), Woman

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings