Blue and Silver - Boat Entering Pourville
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- James Staats Forbes (1823-1904), London [1]
- To 1904
- Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [2]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Also, according to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record, an undated note from C.L. Freer states:
- "From the Forbes Collection."
- [2] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] 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)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- 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, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)
- Whistler Landscapes, Oil (January 20, 1928 to May 1, 1933)
- Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)
- American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)
- Previous custodian or owner
- James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)
- Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1899
- Accession Number
- F1904.162a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14.1 x 23.4 cm (5 9/16 x 9 3/16 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
- water
- beach
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.162a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35ee74d2e-5edd-4131-956f-f092c692105a
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