Grey and Silver–Liverpool
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Period
1881-1883 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Watercolor on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 15 x 27.2 cm (5 7/8 x 10 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1889.3a-c -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1889.3a-c
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Description
A misty scene on the river Mersey; sail boats and other craft; signed with the butterfly at lower right. -
Signatures
Brown butterfly in lower right corner. -
Paper/Support
On cold-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to a 7-ply board. The paper is slightly smaller than the board. -
Provenance
To 1889H. Wunderlich & Co., New Yorkto 1889 [1]From 1889 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1889 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 16, 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
Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)Kansas City Exposition (January 1912)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)Pan-American Exposition, Exhibition of Fine Arts (May 1 to November 2, 1901)"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (March 1889)Exposition Internationale de Peinture et de Sculpture (1887)"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1886)"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1884) -
Previous custodian or owner
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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