Autumn Morning

Object Details

• Artist

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)

• Provenance

  From 1910 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in 1910 [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. 6, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 5, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record: "Research revealed that this painting was purchased from Tryon on 21 Janurary 1910"

  [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)

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

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

  Untitled Exhibition of Paintings by D.W. Tryon, 1913 (January 20 to February 1, 1913)

  A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)

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

  Exhibition of Oriental and American Art Under the Joint Auspices of the Alumni Memorial Committee and the Ann Arbor Art Association (May 11 to May 30, 1910)

  Fourth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 10, 1909 to August 30, 1909)

  Fourth Annual Exhibition of Selected American Paintings (1909)

  Exhibition of Paintings by D.W. Tryon and T.W. Dewing (February 1909)

• 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

  1900s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tryon, Dwight William

• Place

  United States

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes