Spring Woods

c. 1910

Henry Ward Ranger

Artist, American, 1858 - 1916

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 71.2 x 91.7 cm (28 1/16 x 36 1/8 in.)
    framed: 106.7 x 127 x 9.5 cm (42 x 50 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.202

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by George S. Palmer, New London, Connecticut; consigned by (Milch Galleries, New York) to (sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 23 January 1926, no. 74); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] The painting was listed in the sale catalogue, European And American Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. I. N. Seligman....and the Estate of William H. Sharp....and Other Private Collectors (American Art Galleries, New York, 1926), no. 74.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1932

  • Exhibition of Paintings by American Impressionists and Other Artists of the Period 1880-1900, Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1932, no. 68.

1937

  • An Exhibition of American Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, The Union League Club, New York, 1937, no. 38.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered cat., repro.

Bibliography

1924

  • Earle, Helen. Biographical Sketches of American Artists. Lansing, Michigan, 1924: 261.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro.

1965

  • Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 45, repro.

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 215, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 270, repro.

1998

  • Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 87-89, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower left in rectangle, superimposed on triangle: RANGER; in points of triangle: N A D

Wikidata ID

Q20191482

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