Object Details
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Edition/State
2, 1
Label
Whistler etchings are identified by "K" numbers as assigned in Edward Kennedy's catalogue, The Etched Work of Whistler, (New York: Grolier Club, 1910; and subsequent editions). This print is K32, first state; only impression.
Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné, by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G37 state 1 of 3.
Provenance
To 1905
Obach & Co., London, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, June 12, 1905, 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
Sweet Silent Thought: Whistler's Interiors (August 20, 2011 to August 26, 2012)
Whistler and the Hadens (June 20, 1999 to April 30, 2000)
Previous custodian or owner
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
1858
Accession Number
F1905.114
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Print
Medium
Etching and drypoint; ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 15.9 x 11.9 cm (6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in)
Origin
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
etching (printing process)
woman
reading
United States
American Art
interior
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1905.114