The Fan

Object Details

• Artist

  James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

• Description

  Seated woman holding a fan.

• Signatures

  Signed with the Butterfly on the drawing, left of the figure.

• Edition/State

  2, 1

• Label

  Whistler lithographs are identified by "C." numbers as described in The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998). This print is C.16.

• Provenance

  To 1904

  Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [1]

  From 1904 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, 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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Print

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Date

  1870s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Obach & Co.

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Fans, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art, Woman

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Prints