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Curfew Hour

by 1882
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Completed by 1882, this work was exhibited in 1882–83 at the Museum with the title "The Curfew Tolls the Knell of Parting Day," the opening line of Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." As is known from early photographs, the painting, now unrecognizable, depicted at the time it was acquired the rural scene of a hilly landscape, humble farm house, man working in the field, and a cow. The style of the work also seemed to emulate French Barbizon painting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Curfew Hour
  • Artist: Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts 1847–1917 Elmhurst, New York)
  • Date: by 1882
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 in. (19.1 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.58.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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