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Winter: Central Park

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
American Watercolor Society (Founded 1866) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
To 1891
American Watercolor Society, New York, New York to 1891 [1]
From 1891 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the American Watercolor Society in 1891 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 5, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record: "Research revealed that this painting was purchased from the American Water Color Society, New York (24 February 1891) as "Early Snow."
[2] See note 1.
[3] 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.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)
Date
1890
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 28.6 x 55.7 cm (11 1/4 x 21 15/16 in)
Type
Painting

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