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Flower Market: Dieppe

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1885

  • Geography

    United States

  • Material

    Watercolor on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 12.8 x 21 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1907.171a-b

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.171a-b

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

  • Description

    Women, one holding an umbrella, inspect market stalls before shop fronts with awnings; unsigned.

  • Signatures

    Unsigned.

  • Paper/Support

    On hot-pressed, wove paper.

  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Obach & Co., London, to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 4, 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)
    James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
    James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)
    Whistler Pastels and Water Colors (July 1 to July 31, 1974)
    Whistler Water Colors (January 7, 1924 to April 4, 1930)

  • 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

    Painting

  • Restrictions and Rights

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