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Catalog Data

Artist:
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 50.4 x 84 cm (19 13/16 x 33 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1909
Provenance:
To 1910
N.E. Montross (1849-1935), New York [1]
1910-1920
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from N.E. Montross [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Voucher No. 32, Charles L. Freer to N.E. Montross, Box 117, Folder 3, Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC copy in object file. On the voucher, the painting is described as "one painting in oil by Childe Hassam 'The Chinese Merchants', oblong."
[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.
Research completed on July 17, 2022.
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 (October 14, 1978 to March 18, 1981)
American Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)
American Paintings (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)
American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
Ninth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 16 to August 31, 1914)
Untitled Exhibition, Detroit Museum of Art (February 03, 1913 to February 13, 1913)
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)
Previous custodian or owner:
N.E. Montross (1849-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1910.22a-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/ye376f481b3-1ff8-4ccd-87f2-68f025242c5a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1910.22a-b