Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Crayon and pastel on brown paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 30 x 12.7 cm (11 13/16 x 5 in)

Type:

Drawing

Origin:

United States

Date:

1879-1880

Provenance:

To 1904

P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, to 1904 [1]

From 1904 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. in 1904 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 25, 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:

Whistler in Venice: The Pastels (January 19 to June 15, 2003)

James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)

Whistler Pastels and Water Colors (July 1 to July 31, 1974)

Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)

Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)

Previous custodian or owner:

P. & D. Colnaghi (established 1760) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.86a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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