Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of Master Stephen Manuel
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Stephen Manuel (1880-1954), English, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Stephen Manuel in November 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases Since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- According to F1908.178a-b, Label Text Field, note 1, "Whistler and Manuel were distant relations - Whistler's brother was married to the boy's aunt."
- [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
- Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty (August 13, 2005 to September 17, 2006)
- Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
- Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)
- 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: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- 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 (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 (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)
- American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Stephen Manuel (1880-1954) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1885
- Accession Number
- F1908.178a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 50.8 x 38.1 cm (20 x 15 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_F1908.178a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bccfb2b7-e983-4e02-9510-cc4984830547
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