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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Drypoint; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.7 x 8 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879
Edition/State:
3/1
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., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), 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. 10, March 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:
Picturing Whistler: Portraits and Self-Portraits (May 21 to December 3, 2000)
Previous custodian or owner:
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
drypoint  Search this
man  Search this
self portrait  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
cancelled plate  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.37
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye3bce8e463-9ed2-4dfa-bf27-7bae7a60ab2c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.37