In El Rio de Luz, how is the Exhibition and provenance discussed?
The painting was exhibited in New York in 1877 at the Century Association (called A Tropical Morning), and in 1878 at Exposition Universelle.
William Earl Dodge, Jr. (1832–1903) was the first owner of the work and passed it to his descendants, who reported that the painting had once been called The Amazon. In 1965, it was given to the Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, and purchased in December 1965 by the National Gallery of Art. The painting was restored in 1988.
National Gallery of Art Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island William Earl Dodge, Jr. Preservation Society of Newport County Exposition Universelle