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1860 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin ChurchWikidata

painting by Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900) (1965.233)

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Date
1860Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1860
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
101.6 × 162.6 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 101.6 × 162.6 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
206 American LandscapeCleveland Museum of Art
Movement
Hudson River schoolWikidata
Genre
landscape paintingWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1965.233Wikidata
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1860 – 1864
    William T. Walters [1820-1894], Baltimore, MD, consigned to Samuel Putnam Avery for sale at Henry H. Leeds and Co.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “William T. Walters [1820-1894], Baltimore, MD, consigned to Samuel Putnam Avery for sale at Henry H. Leeds and Co. (1860-1864) [notes: Walters, a prominent collector and namesake of the Walters Art Museum, commissioned the painting from Church in 1860. ]”
  2. 1864 –
    (Henry H. Leeds and Co., New York, NY, Feb. 12-13, 1864)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Henry H. Leeds and Co., New York, NY, Feb. 12-13, 1864) (1864) [notes: Consigned to Samuel Putnam Avery by Walters, the painting seems to have been bought in by Avery at this sale and then put up for auction again in 1866. ]”
  3. 1864 – 1866
    (Samuel Putnam Avery [1822-1904], New York, NY)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Samuel Putnam Avery [1822-1904], New York, NY) (1864-1866) [notes: After likely buying in the painting at the 1864 auction, Avery, a close associate of Walters, offered it for sale again in 1866. ]”
  4. 1866 –
    (Leeds and Minor at Old Dusseldorf Gallery, New York, NY, March 9, 1866, no. 174, sold to John Taylor Johnston)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Leeds and Minor at Old Dusseldorf Gallery, New York, NY, March 9, 1866, no. 174, sold to John Taylor Johnston) (1866) [notes: This auction included “the entire collection of the foreign oil and water color paintings, consigned to Samuel P. Avery," ”to which will be added the celebrated picture by F.E. Church, Twilight in the Wilderness."  As in the 1864 auction, here, too, Walters consigned the painting to Avery for sale. ]”
  5. 1866 – 1876
    John Taylor Johnston [1820-1893], New York, NY
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “John Taylor Johnston [1820-1893], New York, NY (1866-1876)”
  6. 1876 –
    (Chickering Hall, John Taylor Johnston sale, Dec. 19-22, 1876, sold to John Work Garrett?)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Chickering Hall, John Taylor Johnston sale, Dec. 19-22, 1876, sold to John Work Garrett?) (1876) [notes: According to Emily de Forest, Johnston's daughter and Robert de Forest's wife, the painting was purchased at this sale by Mary Garrett.  Lockwood de Forest, Robert's brother, however, maintains it was purchased by John Work Garrett and then descended to his daughter, Mary. ]”
  7. 1876 – probably 1884
    John Work Garrett [1820-1884], Baltimore, MD, by descent to his daughter, Mary E. Garrett?
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “John Work Garrett [1820-1884], Baltimore, MD, by descent to his daughter, Mary E. Garrett? (1876-probably 1884)”
  8. Probably 1884 – at least 1902
    Mary E. Garrett [1854-1909], Baltimore, MD, sold to Robert de Forest
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Mary E. Garrett [1854-1909], Baltimore, MD, sold to Robert de Forest (Probably 1884-at least 1902) [notes: Mary Garrett was a close friend of the de Forests. ]”
  9. After 1902 – 1931
    Robert de Forest [1848-1931], Parkers Point, CT, by descent to his brother, Lockwood de Forest
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Robert de Forest [1848-1931], Parkers Point, CT, by descent to his brother, Lockwood de Forest (After 1902-1931) [notes:  According to Robert's wife, Emily, he purchased the painting from Mary Garrett. ]”
  10. 1931 – 1932
    Lockwood de Forest [1850–1932], Santa Barbara, CA, by descent to his son, Alfred Victor de Forest
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Lockwood de Forest [1850–1932], Santa Barbara, CA, by descent to his son, Alfred Victor de Forest (1931-1932)”
  11. 1932 – 1945
    Alfred Victor de Forest [1888-1945], Marlborough, NH, by descent to his son, Taber de Forest
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Alfred Victor de Forest [1888-1945], Marlborough, NH, by descent to his son, Taber de Forest (1932-1945)”
  12. 1945 – early 1960s
    Taber de Forest [1913–1978], Maine, sold to David Wilson McCoy
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Taber de Forest [1913–1978], Maine, sold to David Wilson McCoy (1945-early 1960s)”
  13. 1963 –
    David Wilson McCoy [1916–2011], Lyme, CT, sold to Robert Paul Weimann, Jr., Ansonia, CT
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “David Wilson McCoy [1916–2011], Lyme, CT, sold to Robert Paul Weimann, Jr., Ansonia, CT (1963)”
  14. c. 1963 – 65
    Robert Paul Weimann, Jr. [1925–1978], Ansonia, CT, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Robert Paul Weimann, Jr. [1925–1978], Ansonia, CT, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (c. 1963–65)”
  15. 1965 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1965-)”
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