Nocturne: Palaces
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Edition/State
- 3, 1
- Provenance
- To 1906
- Albert Rouillier (d. ca. 1921), Chicago, Illinois, to 1906 [1]
- From 1906 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Albert Rouillier in 1906 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, 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 Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler (June 6, 2009 to July 25, 2010)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Albert Roullier (died ca. 1921) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- F1906.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29.6 x 20.1 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 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
- etching (printing process)
- water
- night
- architecture
- palace
- United States
- American Art
- nocturne
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1906.39
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3da123b4e-f04f-4c09-8012-741f9c6580fb
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