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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.5 x 21.7 cm (4 15/16 x 8 9/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
probably 1885
Provenance:
1886
Dowdeswell's, London, 1886 [1]
1889
H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, 1889 [2]
To 1914
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, to 1914 [3]
From 1914 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, in January 1914 [4]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]
Notes:
[1] Object file, Exhibition history.
[2] See note 1. Also, see Curatorial Remark 2, C. L. Freer, in the object record which states "From the exhibition of Whistler's work at Wunderlich's Gallery, 1889."
[3] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Whistler List, Purchases since making up the Smithsonian Inventory, p. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[4] See note 3.
[5] 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:
Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)
American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)
"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (March 1889)
"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1886)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell (1878-1912)
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912)
M. Knoedler & Co. (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
water  Search this
ocean  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:
F1914.2a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39c35c795-eb46-4499-bb63-341d41560600
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1914.2a-b