Before Sunrise
Object Details
- Artist
- Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)
- Provenance
- From 1915 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in 1915 [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. 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 3, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record: "Research revealed that his drawing was purchased in December 1915."
- [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)
- Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto (July 18, 2008 to January 25, 2009)
- Untitled Exhibition, Smith College, 1916 (February 1916)
- 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
- 1915
- Accession Number
- F1915.134a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pastel on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19.1 x 29.5 cm (7 1/2 x 11 5/8 in)
- Origin
- United States
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ocean
- sunrise
- morning
- United States
- American Art
- seascape
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1915.134a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34611952f-c7ce-446b-9b0a-993b23283848
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