Albert Rouiller (d. ca. 1921), Chicago, Illinois, to 1913 [1]
From 1913 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Albert Rouiller in 1913 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Whistler List, "Purchases since making up the Smithsonian Inventory," pg 14, 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:
Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)
Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)
Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
Previous custodian or owner:
Albert Roullier (died ca. 1921) (C.L. Freer source)