The Balcony

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Edition/State
6th
Label
Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G202 state 5 of 19.
Provenance
To 1887
M. Knoedler & Co., New York. [1]
From 1887 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York in 1887. [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer.
[3]
Notes:
[1] See Bill of Sale dated November 11, 1887 in the Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. At the time of this sale, M. Knoedler & Co. was located in New York City, later the gallery opened branches in London and Paris. See also Curatorial Remark 7 in the object record.
[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 of Art.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Fine Impressions: Whistler, Freer, and Venice (October 18, 2014 to January 3, 2016)
Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner
M. Knoedler & Co. (1846-2011) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
1879-1880
Accession Number
F1887.18
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Print
Medium
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 29.7 x 20.2 cm (11 11/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Origin
United States
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
etching (printing process)
boat
architecture
United States
American Art
balcony
Charles Lang Freer collection
Record ID
fsg_F1887.18
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3070e6c2e-4b05-4638-8896-90971edeb41f
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