The Blue Girl (fragment): Purple and Blue

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At A Glance

On View
  • Period

    1872-1876
  • Geography

    United States
  • Material

    Oil on canvas attached to wood panel
  • Dimension

    H x W: 76.8 x 22 cm (30 1/4 x 8 11/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1907.181a-c
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.181a-c

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Robert Way in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Original Whistler List, Purchases since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 5, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1. According to Curatorial Remark 3, G.D. Guest, 1927, the registration number for this object was changed to correspond with the year of purchase.
    [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.
  • Origin

    United States
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
  • On View

    Freer South Corridor
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