Portrait of Charles Lang Freer

Object Details

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Provenance

To 1903

Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), London, to 1903 [1]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rosalind Birnie Philip, in London, July 1903 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See List of Whistler Paintings transferred to Smithsonian Institution, January 3, 1921, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Miss Birnie Philip was J. M. Whistler's sister-in-law and heiress/executor.

[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

Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)

The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)

Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)

Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)

American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))

James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 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)

Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)

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, Whistler Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1955 (December 16, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)

American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)

Previous custodian or owner

Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

1902-1903

Accession Number

F1903.301a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on wood panel

Dimensions

H x W (frame): 86 × 65.5 cm (33 7/8 × 25 13/16 in)

Origin

United States

On View

Freer Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network

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Topic

portrait

United States

American Art

Record ID

fsg_F1903.301a-b

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fb7e21de-598f-4364-92b4-b822ba5082a0