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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Edition/State
- 2, 4
- Label
- Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G206 state 4 of 5.
- Provenance
- To 1903
- H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 31, September 1903, 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)
- Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)
- Previous custodian or owner
- H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1879-1880
- Accession Number
- F1903.122
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Drypoint; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15.2 x 21.8 cm (6 x 8 9/16 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
- drypoint
- night
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.122
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye324e4789a-9d6d-4b3b-bebe-09004997e693
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