Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Previous custodian or owner
- James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)
- Cottier and Co. (established 1869) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- James Staats Forbes (1823-1904), London [1]
- To 1902
- Cottier and Co., London, England, Sydney, Australia, and New York to 1902 [2]
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Cottier and Co. in 1902 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] “From the collection of J. S. Forbes" (see Curatorial Remark 2, C.L. Freer note, in the object record).
- [2] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Purchased on July 1902 (see Accession File, Collections Management Office).
- [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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1865
- Accession Number
- F1902.137a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 59.3 x 72.8 cm (23 3/8 x 28 11/16 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
- boat
- United States
- American Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.137a-b
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3dfebe5f3-e73f-4b33-866c-67635be51a42
