Venus Rising from the Sea
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1903
- Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Robert Way in July 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 7, 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
- The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)
- Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
- Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)
- Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)
- America Meets Asia at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 9, 1993 to June 2, 1998)
- Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
- 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, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)
- American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1869-1870
- Accession Number
- F1903.174a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 59.8 x 49.1 cm (23 9/16 x 19 5/16 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
- ocean
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.174a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3063ec210-998c-4250-8b27-7e520e2bf3f4
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