Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and wash on cream wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22.5 x 17.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
1878
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)
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:
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.177
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye3767ffbc5-c63a-4543-8fcf-f8a4738741e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.177