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The Piano

Asian Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938)

    Provenance

    From 1891 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Wilmer Dewing in 1891 [1]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    [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

    A Perfect Harmony (October 14, 2017 to October 8, 2023)
    Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision (February 23, 2008 to August 1, 2010)
    Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty (August 13, 2005 to September 17, 2006)
    Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)
    Choice Spirits: Works by Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon (March 9, 1996 to July 7, 1997)
    American Art - Thomas Wilmer Dewing (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)
    Thomas Wilmer Dewing (January 3, 1985 to May 7, 1985)
    Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)
    American Paintings: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (December 11, 1976 to April 16, 1977)
    Special Dewing Centennial Exhibition (May 17, 1951 to July 1, 1951)
    American Paintings, T.W. Dewing (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)
    A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
    Pan-American Exposition, Exhibition of Fine Arts (May 1 to November 2, 1901)
    Loan Collection of Paintings by Mr. T.W. Dewing (February 27 to March 20, 1900)
    The Fourth Annual Exhibition held at the Carnegie Institute (November 02, 1899 to January 01, 1900)
    An Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing (January 24, 1898 to February 10, 1898)
    The Sixty-Third Annual Exhibition (December 18, 1893 to February 24, 1894)
    World's Columbian Exposition (May 1 to October 30, 1893)
    VI Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung (June 1 to October 31, 1892)

    Previous custodian or owner

    Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

    Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

    Date

    1891

    Accession Number

    F1906.66a

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    Oil on wood panel

    Dimensions

    H x W: 50.8 × 67.5 cm (20 × 26 9/16 in)
    H x W x D (frame): 91.4 × 106 × 7.6 cm (36 × 41 3/4 × 3 in)

    Origin

    United States

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    National Museum of Asian Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of Asian Art

    Topic

    woman
    piano
    United States
    American Art
    Charles Lang Freer collection

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b8b0e13d-2945-4459-983a-21a463c84ef2

    Record ID

    fsg_F1906.66a

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