Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea

Object Details

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Provenance

To 1902

John James Cowan (1846-1936), Edinburgh, Scotland, to 1902 [1]

From 1902 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from John James Cowan in December 1902 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See 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

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)

Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)

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

Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)

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

Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)

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 Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)

American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)

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—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)

Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)

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, 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)

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

Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)

Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)

Whistler Landscapes, Oil (January 20, 1928 to May 1, 1933)

Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)

American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)

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

Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing, A.H. Thayer, D.W. Tryon, J.A.McNeill Whistler (February 10 to 26, 1910)

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)

Previous custodian or owner

John James Cowan (1846-1936) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

1871-1872

Accession Number

F1902.249a-b

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

H x W (frame): 82 × 62.7 cm (32 5/16 × 24 11/16 in)

Origin

United States

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Record ID

fsg_F1902.249a-b

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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