Square on the Pond

Arthur Garfield Dove (American, 1880–1946)

1942

Medium/TechniqueWax-based paint on canvas

Dimensions50.8 x 71.12 cm (20 x 28 in.)

Credit LineGift of William H. and Saundra B. Lane and Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund, M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Robert Jordan Fund and Museum purchase

Accession number1990.373

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsLower center: DoveProvenanceBy 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.