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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 14.9 x 22.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 7/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1886-1888
Edition/State:
1
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 G383 state 1 of 4.
Provenance:
Cox Collection [1]
To 1903
Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [2]
From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 11- November 1903, 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:
Cox Collection
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
store front  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.184
Restrictions & Rights:
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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/ye31322a786-4ed5-405c-bc11-d6673b20f657
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.184