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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Description
- A street scene with figures.
- Signatures
- The Butterfly, in lower left.
- Provenance
- To 1902
- Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald, London, in August 1902 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder note sheet, Object file. See also Original Whistler List, Purchases from Theobald, pg. 2, 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
- Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)
- Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)
- Whistler's Neighborhood: Impressions of a Changing London (September 8, 2012 to September 8, 2013)
- Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)
- Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
- 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 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
- A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- early 1880s
- Accession Number
- F1902.149a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Whistler's Neighborhood
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- commerce
- United States
- American Art
- store front
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.149a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a70cae2a-60f6-43fc-bc31-1e4e48651256
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