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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
1851
WA-00112983
PaintingImpressionism
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10
Works in Collection
11
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2
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60%
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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (1)
- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional90%
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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: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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10 published of 10 catalogued · 1 with image
- The Met7 published
- Cleveland Museum of Art3 published1 img
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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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