Arrangement in Black: Portrait of F. R. Leyland
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Sitter
- Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892)
- Provenance
- To 1905
- William Marchant & Co., London, to 1905 [1]
- From 1905 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Marchant & Co., through Mr. R. A. Canfield, in May 1905 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 15b, 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
- The Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)
- Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's "Filthy Lucre" (May 16, 2015 to June 4, 2017)
- Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (April 3, 2001 to January 24, 2008)
- American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
- 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 (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)
- 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 (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
- 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, Gallery 3, 1955 (December 16, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
- 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)
- Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)
- A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
- Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler (March 15 to May 31, 1910)
- Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler (February 22 to April 15, 1905)
- Previous custodian or owner
- William Marchant & Co. (flourished 1907-1925) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1870-1873
- Accession Number
- F1905.100a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 218.5 x 119.4 cm (86 x 47 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- portrait
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1905.100a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b0f7bb42-9f4f-4963-b9a1-2e27be4e1e58
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