Object Details
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Description
A view of the sea and sand, with sailboats in the distance and small figures along the shore; signed with the butterfly at lower right.
Signatures
Blue-gray butterfly near center at bottom edge
Paper/Support
On a cold-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to 4-ply board.
Provenance
To 1902
William Marchant & Co., London, to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Marchant & Co. 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. 18, 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 Decorator (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)
Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)
Whistler Water Colors (January 7, 1924 to April 4, 1930)
American Paintings, Pastels, and Water Colors, and Drawings. J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 7, 1924)
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)
Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces (March through April, 1892)
Previous custodian or owner
William Marchant & Co. (flourished 1907-1925) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 1885
Accession Number
F1902.144a-c
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 21.5 x 12.8 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/16 in)
Origin
United States
Related Online Resources
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Whistler in Watercolor
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
mounting
bone black
cerulean blue
Prussian blue
burnt sienna
raw sienna
iron oxide red
zinc white
strontium chromate
Mars pigment
yellow ocher
ocean
boat
cloud
beach
United States
American Art
seascape
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1902.144a-c