Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald, London, in August 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder note sheet, Object file. See also Original Whistler List, Purchases from Theobald, pg. 2, 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:
Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)
Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)
Whistler's Neighborhood: Impressions of a Changing London (September 8, 2012 to September 8, 2013)
Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)
Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
Previous custodian or owner:
Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934) (C.L. Freer source)
