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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.6 x 21.5 cm (4 15/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1889-1893
Provenance:
Cox Collection [1]
To 1903
Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [2]
From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 11- November 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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)
Previous custodian or owner:
Cox Collection
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
theater  Search this
architecture  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
store front  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.156
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31820bfde-4961-4bdf-b2ee-7a1b2d83f69b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.156