The White Symphony: Three Girls

Object Details

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Provenance

To 1902

Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915), London, to 1902 [1]

From 1902 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr., through William S. Marchant and Co., London, in 1902 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 6, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. was the father of Thomas Robert Way.

[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 Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)

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

Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)

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 (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))

James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)

American Painting: To Dream of Fair Women (September 24, 1982 to February 29, 1984)

American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)

American Paintings (April 15, 1975 to December 5, 1975)

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

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

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, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

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

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

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)

Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)

Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler (March 15 to May 31, 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)

Winter, Exhibition, Royal Society of British Artists (Winter 1887)

Mr. Whistler's Exhibition (June 08, 1874 - (approx.) January 29, 1875)

Previous custodian or owner

Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

ca. 1868

Accession Number

F1902.138a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on millboard mounted on wood panel

Dimensions

H x W: 46.4 x 61.6 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in)

Origin

United States

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Topic

plant

United States

American Art

Record ID

fsg_F1902.138a-b

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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