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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 17 x 18.2 cm (6 11/16 x 7 3/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1891
Description:
Drawing of five people seated around a table in a garden, with one standing.
Signatures:
Signed with the Butterfly on the drawing.
Edition/State:
One impression.
Provenance:
From at least 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), from at least 1906 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, according to Curatorial Remark 2, G.D.G., 1921, in the object record: "No record existing of the time of purchase, the print was given a registration number for 1906, the year of the printed Inventory."
[2] 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:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
garden  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:
F1906.161
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/ye358e785f3-8ff4-4f32-b94f-df3dad52d9a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.161