Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 33.7 x 16.1 cm (13 1/4 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Edition/State:
5/3
Provenance:
To 1908
E. Gottschalk, to 1908 [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from E. Gottschalk in 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List of Whistler Purchases since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The registration number for this object was changed to correspond with the year of its purchase.
[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:
Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner:
E. Gottschalk (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.258
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye3097d4dbd-aef8-4536-bbdb-bbf56fef14a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.258