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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Black crayon and chalk on brown paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 28.7 x 17.9 cm (11 5/16 x 7 1/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1873-1875
Provenance:
To 1908
Obach & Co., London, to 1908 [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1908 [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, Paintings, etc., pg. 10, 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:
Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's "Filthy Lucre" (May 16, 2015 to June 4, 2017)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Artist (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:
portrait  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:
F1908.194a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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/ye31b66ea71-3f23-4d1f-b47e-dd48920f3a21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.194a-b