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Artist:
Gari Melchers (1860-1932)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 214.4 x 112.5 cm (84 7/16 x 44 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1908
Provenance:
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Gari Melchers on March 19, 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List, American Paintings Other than by Whistler, A, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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:
Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)
American Paintings (September 10, 1981 to March 12, 1984)
American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)
American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings and Watercolors (May 10, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
Paintings by Gari Melchers, 1919 (April 4 to May 1, 1919)
Paintings by Gari Melchers, 1918 (1918)
First Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (April 9 to May 31, 1915)
Untitled Exhibition, The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (1913)
Untitled Exhibition, Detroit Museum of Arts (1913)
Inaugural Exhibition, The Toledo Museum of Art (January 17 to February 12, 1912)
The Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 12 to August 28, 1911)
Ausstellung Amerikanischer Kunst (March 17 to April 17, 1910)
Exhibition of Oriental and American Art Under the Joint Auspices of the Alumni Memorial Committee and the Ann Arbor Art Association (May 11 to May 30, 1910)
Untitled Exhibition, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1909)
Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, The Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1909)
Fourth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 10, 1909 to August 30, 1909)
Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists: Second Exhibition (December 8, 1908 to January 17, 1909)
Previous custodian or owner:
Gari Melchers (1860-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.17a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38b5ebfc5-8ef9-485e-b220-9f1c5187f109
EDAN-URL:
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