Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr., through William S. Marchant and Co., London, in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 6, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Curatorial Remarks 6 and 8, Linda Merrill, October 11, 1995, in the object record. Thomas Way Sr. was the father of Thomas Robert Way. See further, Accession List, Collections Management office.
[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
Exhibition History:
The Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)
Whistler Water Colors (January 7, 1924 to April 4, 1930)
Mr. Whistler's Exhibition (June 08, 1874 - (approx.) January 29, 1875)
