Object number1864.1.17
Evening in Vermont
Date1849
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church
(American, 1826-1900)
CultureAmerican
MediumOil on board
DimensionsUnframed: 5 1/2 x 11 in. (14 x 28 cm)
Framed: 12 5/16 x 18 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (31.3 x 46.5 x 5.7 cm)
Framed: 12 5/16 x 18 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (31.3 x 46.5 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar
Period19th c
Classification(s)
InscribedBy artist, lower right: Aug. [possibly 18] 49
BibliographyHarvey, Eleanor J. The Painted Sketch: American Impressions from Nature 1830-1880. Dallas Museum of Art, 1998;
Kelly, Franklin. Frederic Edwin Church and the National Landscape.. 1988;
Foshay, Ella M., and Sally Mills. All Seasons and Every Light: Nineteenth Century American Landscapes from the Collection of Elias Lyman Magoon. Poughkeepsie, N.Y: Vassar College Art Gallery, 1983, p. 40;
Vassar College Art Gallery Catalogue, 1939, p.49;
A Catalogue of the Art Collection presented by Matthew Vassar, 1869, p.21; ProvenanceElias MagoonMatthew Vassar
Gifted to Vassar College, 1864
Exhibition HistoryAll Seasons and Every Light, Museo Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 1- Oct 30, 1997; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 15- December 15, 1997; Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia, January 15- April, 1988; Museo San Carlo, Mexico City May-July, 1988;
All Seasons and Every Light, Vassar College Art Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, October 14 - December 16, 1983; DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park, Lincoln, MA, February 5 - March 25, 1984; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, March 25 - July 1, 1984; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, November 16, 1984 - January 13, 1985; The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA. Feb 15- March 31, 1985; *This artwork was only exhibited in the original venue of Vassar College Art Gallery in Poughkeepsie, New York, and did not travel to subsequent venues in the years 1983-1985*
The Early Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, March 9-April 29, 1984;
The Hudson River School, Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 20-June 3, 1979;
Images of the Vermont Landscape, 1776-1976, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, July 15-October 15, 1976;
The Hudson River School, Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York, November 19- December 16, 1962;
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