The Angry Sea
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1904
- John James Cowan (1846-1936), Edinburgh, Scotland, to 1904 [1]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from John James Cowan, through William Marchant and Co, London, in June 1904 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 12, 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
- Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)
- Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
- Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
- American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
- Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)
- Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)
- Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)
- American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)
- Inaugural Loan Collection of Paintings (May 31 to July 1, 1905)
- 78th Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Spring or Autumn of 1904)
- "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1884)
- Previous custodian or owner
- John James Cowan (1846-1936) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1883 or 1884
- Accession Number
- F1904.76a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12.4 x 21.7 cm (4 7/8 x 8 9/16 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- water
- ocean
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.76a-c
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fbf413f5-b770-4813-b1f1-6d32fb9cbc43
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