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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Drypoint; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 13.8 x 21.4 cm (5 7/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1873-1875
Edition/State:
2
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 G127 state 2 of 4.
Provenance:
Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [1]
To 1892
Frederick Keppel and Co., New York to 1892 [2]
From 1892 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co., New York, in 1892 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] Hutchinson Collection stamp in margin (see Curatorial Remarks in the object record).
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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:
Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)
Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
drypoint  Search this
child  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:
F1892.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye376a277a0-4df1-431a-bb30-0295cb35c938
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1892.10