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Catalog Data

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 50.8 x 38.1 cm (20 x 15 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1885
Provenance:
To 1908
Stephen Manuel (1880-1954), English, to 1908 [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Stephen Manuel in November 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases Since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
According to F1908.178a-b, Label Text Field, note 1, "Whistler and Manuel were distant relations - Whistler's brother was married to the boy's aunt."
[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:
Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty (August 13, 2005 to September 17, 2006)
Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)
Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)
American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)
Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
Whistler Paintings (October 15, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)
American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
Previous custodian or owner:
Stephen Manuel (1880-1954) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.178a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bccfb2b7-e983-4e02-9510-cc4984830547
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.178a-b