Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Pen and ink and pencil on paper

Dimensions:

H (overall): 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in)

Type:

Drawing

Origin:

United States

Date:

ca. 1856

Provenance:

To 1906

M. Knoedler & Co., London, Paris, and New York, NY, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co. in 1906 [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:

Sweet Silent Thought: Whistler's Interiors (August 20, 2011 to August 26, 2012)

Picturing Whistler: Portraits and Self-Portraits (May 21 to December 3, 2000)

James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Artist (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)

Drawings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to April 14, 1975)

Previous custodian or owner:

M. Knoedler & Co. (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.104

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d255f242-ee47-472a-baf8-911476d69fa4

EDAN-URL:

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