Object Details
- Artist
- Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)
- Designer
- Stanford White (1853-1906) (frame)
- Description
- Open fields, broken by a copse in the middle distance. Signature in lower right corner.
- Signatures
- Signature - D.W. Tryon, MDCCCLXXXXII, in lower right corner.
- Label
- In 1891, Tryon offered to paint a picture or two for the house Charles Lang Freer was building in Detroit, "a dream of Beauty," as it was described, "inside and out." Freer readily accepted Tryon's offer, and before long the commission had grown to include seven paintings for the main hall: Summer (F1893.15), Autumn, Winter (F1893.17), Springtime (F1893.14) and Dawn (F1906.86). In these "decorations," as Tryon called these paintings, the artist attempted to maintain the classic "purity" of the interior design by keeping a consistent horizon in every scene. Although some of the paintings were occasionally exhibited separately, Freer and Tryon always regarded them as an "ensemble."
- Spring and autumn were Tryon's favorite seasons. He customarily timed his arrival in the country so that he could "catch the spring," hoping to glimpse the contours of the trees through the budding branches; and he never returned to New York until the end of the autumn, waiting until the leaves had fallen so that he could once again observe the "wonderful anatomy of the trees."
- Provenance
- From 1893 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon on April 12, 1893 [1]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Voucher No. 22, April 1893, Box 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Curatorial Remarks, S. Hobbs, 1978: One of a series of four canvases based on the seasons, the painting was commissioned for Freer's new home in Detroit which was built in 1892-1893.
- [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
- Choice Spirits: Works by Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon (March 9, 1996 to July 7, 1997)
- American Art - Dwight William Tryon (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)
- American Paintings (December 27, 1984 to January 18, 1985)
- American Paintings, Dwight W. Tryon (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)
- World's Columbian Exposition (May 1 to October 30, 1893)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1892
- Accession Number
- F1893.16a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 96 x 125 cm (37 13/16 x 49 3/16 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- autumn
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1893.16a-b
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d72ac909-f0a8-45a1-87ad-28bc1ddd642a
