Blue and Silver - Boat Entering Pourville
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Period
1899 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Oil on wood panel -
Dimension
H x W: 14.1 x 23.4 cm (5 9/16 x 9 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1904.162a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.162a-b
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Provenance
James Staats Forbes (1823-1904), London [1]To 1904Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [2]From 1904 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]Notes:[1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Also, according to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record, an undated note from C.L. Freer states:"From the Forbes Collection."[2] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[3] See note 2.[4] 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
Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)Whistler Landscapes, Oil (January 20, 1928 to May 1, 1933)Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925) -
Previous custodian or owner
James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (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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