Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Drypoint; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 15.2 x 21.8 cm (6 x 8 9/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1879-1880

Edition/State:

2/4

Provenance:

To 1903

H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [1]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1903 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 31, September 1903, 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

Exhibition History:

The Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler (June 6, 2009 to July 25, 2010)

Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)

Previous custodian or owner:

H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

night  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.122

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

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/ye324e4789a-9d6d-4b3b-bebe-09004997e693

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1903.122