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Square on the Pond

Arthur Garfield Dove (American, 1880–1946)
1942

Medium/Technique Wax-based paint on canvas
Dimensions 50.8 x 71.12 cm (20 x 28 in.)
Credit Line Partial gift of William H. and Saundra B. Lane and Museum purchase with the Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund, M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Robert Jordan Fund, and funds by exchange
Accession Number1990.373
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower center: Dove
ProvenanceBy 1952, Downtown Gallery, New York (stock no. 42/03); May 13, 1957, sold by Downtown Gallery to William H. Lane (b. 1914 – d. 1995), Leominster, MA [see note 1]; 1990, partial sale and partial gift of William H. and Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 1990)

NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (1 of 3), 1957: Reel 5628 (Box 73), Frame 941.