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c. 1896–1908 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)

Albert Pinkham RyderWikidata

(1928.8) painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, 1847-1917)

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In the picture

Grim ReaperFourth Horseman of the Apocalypsehorse
Date
c. 1896–1908 (known to the millennium)Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1896–1908
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
70.5 × 90 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 70.5 × 90 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
207 American RealismCleveland Museum of Art
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1928.8Wikidata
Credit line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. c. 1896 – 1906
    Albert Pinkham Ryder [1847-1914], New York, NY, sold to Louis Lehmeier
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Albert Pinkham Ryder [1847-1914], New York, NY, sold to Louis Lehmeier (c. 1896–1906)”
  2. 1906 – by 1913
    Louis Lehmeier, returned to the artist
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Louis Lehmeier, returned to the artist (1906–by 1913) [notes: 1It is unclear why Lehmeier, an acquaintance of Ryder, returned the painting to the artist.]”
  3. After 1906 – by 1913
    Albert Pinkham Ryder, probably sold to Albert T. Sanden
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Albert Pinkham Ryder, probably sold to Albert T. Sanden (After 1906–by 1913)”
  4. By 1913 – 1924
    Albert T. Sanden, New York, NY
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Albert T. Sanden, New York, NY (By 1913–1924) [notes: 1Sanden, one of Ryder's closest friends, owned 11 paintings by the artist, most of which he purchased directly from the artist.  Since Lehmeier returned this painting to Ryder, it is probable that this painting was one of them.]”
  5. 1924 –
    (Ferargil Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Ferargil Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1924) [notes: 1Thomas H. Russell of Ferargil Galleries wrote to Margaret Evans of the Butler Institute of American Art that they had just acquired a group of Ryder paintings, including "The Race Track," known as the "Sanden pictures."]”
  6. 1928 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1928–)”
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