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Gold House, Brussels

Object Details

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 G336 state 1 of 1.
Provenance
Cox Collection [1]
To 1903
Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [2]
From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 11- November 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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
Previous custodian or owner
Cox Collection
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1887
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 17.7 x 6.7 cm (6 15/16 x 2 5/8 in)
Type
Print
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