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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Pencil on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.6 x 11.3 cm (4 9/16 x 4 7/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
1888
Provenance:
To 1905
Obach & Co., London, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Drawings, 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
signature  Search this
butterfly  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:
F1905.326
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3063ec463-242a-47d6-97ad-1ea83c4cdd53
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.326