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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 51 x 30.9 cm (20 1/16 x 12 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
1896-1901
Provenance:
To 1907
Rosalind Birnie-Philip (1873-1958), London, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rosalind Birnie-Philip in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Whistler List, Purchases Since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 4, 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:
Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty (August 13, 2005 to September 17, 2006)
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (April 3, 2001 to January 24, 2008)
American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Decorator (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
American Paintings (April 15, 1975 to December 5, 1975)
Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
Whistler Paintings (October 15, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1955 (December 16, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)
American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)
A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
Inaugural Exhibition, The Toledo Museum of Art (January 17 to February 12, 1912)
Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler (March 15 to May 31, 1910)
Fourth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists (May 10, 1909 to August 30, 1909)
Previous custodian or owner:
Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
child  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:
F1907.169a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3efc7cd7a-f6b8-4f67-8a54-97576b39dfe5
EDAN-URL:
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