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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 16.3 x 23.8 cm (6 7/16 x 9 3/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1889
Edition/State:
2/1
Provenance:
To 1902
Henry G. Marquand (1819-1902), New York, NY, to 1902 [1]
From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Henry G. Marquand Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, no. 1501, through Frederick Keppel and Co., New York, NY, in New York, January 23, 1903 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in object record, as well as Purchase Details in Accession List.
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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)
Whistler's Greatest Etchings: 1889 Amsterdam Set (June 28, 2003 to February 1, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner:
Henry Gurdon Marquand (1819-1902) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
bridge  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.9
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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3954da2ad-df58-4fdd-98ac-74ecfc906ee9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.9