Nocturne: Grey and Silver--Chelsea Embankment, Winter
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1902
- G. N. Stevens, Virginia Water, England [1]
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from G. N. Stevens, Virginia Water, England in 1902 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note, Object file. See also Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 5, 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)
- A Perfect Harmony (October 14, 2017 to October 8, 2023)
- An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)
- Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (April 3, 2001 to January 24, 2008)
- Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)
- American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
- 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 the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)
- Whistler Paintings (October 15, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
- Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
- American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
- American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)
- Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
- American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)
- Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)
- Inaugural Exhibition, The Toledo Museum of Art (January 17 to February 12, 1912)
- Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler (February 23 to March 22, 1904)
- Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces (March through April, 1892)
- "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (March 1889)
- Previous custodian or owner
- G. N. Stevens (C.L. Freer source)
- G. N. Stevens (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1879
- Accession Number
- F1902.143a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 62.6 x 47.5 cm (24 5/8 x 18 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
- winter
- night
- river
- United States
- American Art
- nocturne
- store front
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.143a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f54d0c6a-d0b5-445d-96f6-12d060e6cef5
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