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Lilac Dress
1918 · Oil on canvas
24 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (61.1 x 51 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Thomas Wilmer Dewing
Artist
WA-00210133
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
13
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Romantic Painting in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943–1944
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American Painting and Sculpture, 1862�1932
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1932–1933
Source Registry (1)
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Thomas Wilmer Dewing was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. Schooled in Paris, Dewing was noted for his figure paintings of aristocratic women. He was a founding member of the Ten American Painters and taught at the Art Students League of New York. The Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution has a collection of his works. He was the husband of fellow artist Maria Oakey Dewing.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artwork sources (2)
10 published of 10 catalogued · 1 with image
- The Met7 published
- Cleveland Museum of Art3 published1 img
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)
3 entries · 1 sources
- 1894 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1910 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1884 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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