Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 14.7 x 7.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1888

Edition/State:

2, 1

Label:

Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G391 state 1 of 3.

Provenance:

To 1908

Obach & Co., London, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

etching (printing process)  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:

F1908.2

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye348fda668-829f-477a-a15b-a8a9620cfe90

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1908.2