Nocturne

Object Details

• Artist

  James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

• Edition/State

  4, 1

• Label

  Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G222 state 1 of 9.

• Provenance

  To 1904

  Otto H. Bacher (1856-1909), Venice and New York, given by the artist, to 1904 [1]

  From 1904 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Otto H. Bacher in 1904 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  Also, an undated folder sheet note states: "On the print: Stamp of Otto H. Bacher, in red. No. 5 in ink" (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record). See also, label

  text by Kenneth Myers, "Whistler in Venice: The First Set of Etchings," July 1, 2001- January 13, 2002, which states: "This rare early impression was made in Venice, where Whistler gave it to one of the young artists living at the Casa Jankovitz, Otto Bacher, whose red stamp is at the lower right."

  [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 Venice: The First Set of Etchings (July 1, 2001 to January 13, 2002)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Otto H. Bacher (1856-1909) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Print

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1880s, 1870s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Bacher, Otto H.

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Boats and boating, Art, American Art, Etching (printing process)

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Prints