Winged Figure (The Angel)

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Object Details

Artist

Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921)

Provenance

To 1919

M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, to 1919 [1]

1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., in New York, in June of 1919 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in theobject record.

[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.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Winged Figures (June 5, 1999 to March 18, 2001)

Special Centennial Exhibition of Thayer Paintings (August 12, 1949 to January 3, 1950)

American Paintings, Miscellaneous (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)

Untitled Exhibition, M. Knoedler & Co. (1919)

Exhibition of Paintings by Abbott H. Thayer (April 24 to June 30, 1910)

Previous custodian or owner

M. Knoedler & Co. (1846-2011) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

1918

Accession Number

F1919.7a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

H x W: 234.8 x 146.5 cm (92 7/16 x 57 11/16 in)

Origin

United States

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

angel