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The Summer Sea

Object Details

Provenance
To 1904
John James Cowan (1846-1936), Edinburgh, Scotland, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from John James Cowan, through William Marchant and Co, London, in June 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 13, 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
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Artist (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
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)
A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
Inaugural Loan Collection of Paintings (May 31 to July 1, 1905)
78th Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Spring or Autumn of 1904)
Previous custodian or owner
John James Cowan (1846-1936) (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
1880s
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
H x W: 12.9 x 21.6 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/2 in)
Type
Painting
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