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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching and drypoint; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 29 x 20.2 cm (11 7/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Edition/State:
5, 3
Provenance:
To 1902
William George Rawlinson (1812-1902), London,
to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by William George Rawlinson in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, 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 in Venice: The Pastels (January 19 to June 15, 2003)
Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (March 23, 1962 to July 4, 1962)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Drawings, Etchings, and Lithographs, 1959 (April 15, 1959 to November 2, 1959)
Previous custodian or owner:
William George Rawlinson (1840-1928) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
etching (printing process)  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:
F1902.45
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/ye353ab8dfe-06b9-40ca-a142-788c9fb84675
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.45