Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 14.8 x 7.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1888

Label:

Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G391 state 3 of 3.

Provenance:

To 1889

Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York to 1889 [1]

From 1889 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Howard Mansfield in 1889 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

etching (printing process)  Search this

architecture  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

city  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1889.13

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33c3a2230-178b-4f06-9bf1-f43286a6a189

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1889.13