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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 21.2 x 16.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1894
Edition/State:
2, 1
Provenance:
From 1899 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by the artist in 1899 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. A note on the back of this lithograph states: "'Confidences.' Given to me by Mr. Whistler, August 1899 [signed] C.L.F." (see Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record). Also, according to Curatorial Remark 2, G.D.G., 1921, in the object record: The above information not having been available at the time the registration was made, the print was given a registration number for 1906, the year of the printed Inventory."
[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 in Paris: Lithographs from the Belle Epoque, 1891-1896 (February 21 to August 15, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
woman  Search this
garden  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:
F1906.176
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c7488c2a-006d-44c4-af4c-80533643d791
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.176