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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.5 x 21.5 cm (4 15/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1892-1893
Provenance:
From 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Company of the Butterfly, London, in 1906 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, pg. 95, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Society of the Butterfly [Company of the Butterfly] was James McNeill Whistler's London business through which he sold his works.
[2] 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: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)
Previous custodian or owner:
Company of the Butterfly (1897-1903) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
commerce  Search this
woman  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
store front  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.132
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3e8dcf246-a54f-4b87-b018-3297c9b8a845
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.132