Venus
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1868, worked on again ca. 1879-1903 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Oil on millboard mounted on wood panel -
Dimension
H x W (painting): 61.9 x 45.6 cm (24 3/8 x 17 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.175a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.175a-b
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Description
A woman, lightly draped, standing on the beach. -
Signatures
Unsigned. -
Inscriptions
Unsigned. -
Provenance
From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from James McNeill Whistler in July 1903 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]Notes:[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] 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)Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty (August 13, 2005 to September 17, 2006)Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)American Painting: To Dream of Fair Women (September 24, 1982 to February 29, 1984)American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)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) -
Previous custodian or owner
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
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