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The Purple Iris

Object Details

Provenance
To 1904
Sir William Burrell (1861-1958), to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sir William Burrell in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 26, 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
The Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)
Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)
Previous custodian or owner
Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) (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
1871/1872
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Chalk and pastel on brown paper
Dimensions
H x W: 28.5 x 12.5 cm (11 1/4 x 4 15/16 in)
Type
Drawing
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