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Dwight William Tryon

Artwork Details

Morning
1906
Dwight William Tryon
pastel on paper
19 ¼ x 23 ¼ x 1 ½ in. (48.89 x 59.06 x 3.81 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.88

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Subject Matter:

This pastel seascape—most likely of the Atlantic shore—reflects the life experience of Dwight William Tryon who spent his life in New England. In 1906, he received a commission from the businessman William K. Bixby for a moonlit seascape, and traveled north to Maine to create studies. The completed work "The Sea: Evening" (1907) is now at the Freer. Tryon often depicted similar scenes at different times of the day and is best known for his landscape and seascape paintings in the Tonalism style.

Physical Description:

This pastel drawing shows a seascape with a beach and body of water, and clouds overhead. The drawing is signed and dated (l.l.) "D.W. TRYON 1906".

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