Midsummer Moonrise — Dwight William Tryon

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Artist: Dwight William Tryon
Date: 1892
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Dwight William Tryon

Dwight William Tryon was an American landscape painter, celebrated for his evocative Tonalist landscapes and seascapes.

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