Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 17.3 x 25.5 cm (6 13/16 x 10 1/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1892

Description:

Drawing of a woman holding a fan and reclining on a sofa.

Signatures:

Signed with the Butterfly on the drawing and with the Butterfly in pencil on the print.

Edition/State:

Second state, only impression

Provenance:

To 1906

H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1906 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

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

Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)

Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints, East Corridor (January 5, 1944 to January 8, 1947)

Previous custodian or owner:

H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

fan  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

model  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.202

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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