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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 14.4 x 23.2 cm (5 11/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1891 and 1895
Description:
Drawing of a mother and child seated on the edge of a bed.
Signatures:
Signed with the Butterfly on the drawing and with the Butterfly in pencil on the print.
Edition/State:
One impression.
Provenance:
From at least 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist by at least 1906 [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. Regarding the purchase details for this object, a note in the Accession File, Collections Management office, states only: "From Mr. Whistler." Also, according to Curatorial Remark 2, G.D.G., 1921, in the object record: "No record existing of the time of purchase, 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:
Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)
Previous custodian or owner:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
child  Search this
woman  Search this
family  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:
F1906.197
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/ye34daa2961-28c0-4c8e-ac28-09120d0eda2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.197