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Evening Blue (Firmament)
Arthur Garfield Dove (American, 1880–1946)
1941
Medium/Technique
Oil and wax on canvas
Dimensions
50.8 x 71.1 cm (20 x 28 in.) - unframed
Credit Line
The Lane Collection
Accession Number2023.108
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceOctober, 1946, consigned by the artist to Downtown Gallery, New York (consignment no. 77) [note 1]; 1953, sold by Downtown Gallery to the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, MA [note 2]; September 30, 1954, returned by the William H. Lane Foundation to Downtown Gallery [note 3]; February 29, 1956, sold by Downtown Gallery to William H. Lane (b. 1914 – d. 1995), Leominster, MA [note 4]; 1995, by inheritance to his wife, Saundra B. Lane (b. 1938 - d. 2023), Lunenberg, MA; 2023, gift of Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 2023)
NOTES:
[1] See Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Gallery Stock, Stock Books, Stock, C-R (2 of 7), 1941-1960s: Reel 5606 (Box 72), Frame 165.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1953: Reel 5627 (Box 72): Frame 644.
[3] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slip (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 993.
[4] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slip (1 of 2), 1956: Reel 5628 (Box 72), Frame 508.
NOTES:
[1] See Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Gallery Stock, Stock Books, Stock, C-R (2 of 7), 1941-1960s: Reel 5606 (Box 72), Frame 165.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1953: Reel 5627 (Box 72): Frame 644.
[3] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slip (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 993.
[4] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records, Sales Slip (1 of 2), 1956: Reel 5628 (Box 72), Frame 508.