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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and watercolor wash on cream wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22.3 x 17.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7 1/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
1876
Provenance:
To 1898
Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1898 [1]
From 1898 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1898 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Drawings, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)
Chinamania (2010) (August 7, 2010 to August 7, 2011)
Freer South Corridor (May 9 to August 9, 1993)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
Drawings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to April 14, 1975)
Previous custodian or owner:
Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
still life  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1898.415
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye372409506-fe2c-44cc-8957-eb5844b37886
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1898.415