Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 16.8 x 12 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/4 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1895

Description:

Lithograph of a blacksmith shoeing a horse.

Signatures:

Signed with the Butterfly on the bottom of the drawing.

Edition/State:

1/1

Provenance:

From 1896 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist in 1896 [1]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Purchase Voucher is dated November 28, 1896.

[2] 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:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

horse  Search this

United States  Search this

blacksmith  Search this

American Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1896.65

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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:

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EDAN-URL:

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