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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Pencil, ink, and wash on cream wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.5 x 14.1 cm (8 1/16 x 5 9/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
1876
Provenance:
To 1907
Obach & Co., London, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 5, 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:
Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)
Chinamania (2010) (August 7, 2010 to August 7, 2011)
Freer South Corridor (May 9 to August 9, 1993)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
Previous custodian or owner:
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
flower  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:
F1907.174
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye3aaa01f35-4aa8-4ee5-b209-82343d70b11e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.174