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Portrait of Charles Lang Freer

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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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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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
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