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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on prepared cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 23.2 x 17.3 cm (9 1/8 x 6 13/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
United States
Date:
1898
Description:
Portrait of Miss Emily Tuckerman. (1898) Seated figure of a woman in black against a background of warm grey-pink; at the left a dull red curtain. Signature: the Butterfly, on the wall above the woman's knee. Frame.
Signatures:
Signature: the Butterfly, on the wall above the woman's knee.
Provenance:
To 1925
Miss Emily Tuckerman (died 1925), to 1925 [1]
From 1925
Freer Gallery of Art, bequest of Miss Emily Tuckerman, gifted through Charles A. Platt on January 24, 1925 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. Also see correspondence with Mrs. George Draper and Mr. Platt, 1925 Letter File, Gifts to the Collection.
[2] See note 1. Also see object file, curatorial remarks, Kenneth Myers & Elizabeth Duley, April 14, 2004.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)
Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)
Previous custodian or owner:
Emily Tuckerman (died 1925)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
woman  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Miss Emily Tuckerman and gifted to the Freer Gallery through Charles Adams Platt
Accession Number:
F1925.1a-c
Restrictions & Rights:
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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/ye3aa026066-ba9b-4356-9d9b-fa259230d19b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1925.1a-c