Nocturne: San Giorgio
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Period
1880 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Chalk and pastel on brown paper -
Dimension
H x W: 20.4 x 30.1 cm (8 1/16 x 11 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.6a-c -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.6a-c
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Label
Nocturne: San Giorgio, like the closely related drawing Venice (see F1893.26), is a view from the Riva degli Schiavoni looking south to the church of San Giorgio Maggiore. When it was shown at the Fine Art Society in London in January 1881, a satirical review in the magazine Punch made fun on the gondolas in the foreground. Caricaturing the drawing as "Nocturne at a Hotel," Punch described it as showing "curious specimens of shoes left outside the bedroom doors to be cleaned."Quotation from Harry Furniss, "Whistler's Wenice [sic]; or, Pastels by Pastelthwaite," Punch, February 12, 1881. -
Provenance
To 1917Mrs. Louisine Havemeyer (1855-1929), New York to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mrs. Louisine Havemeyer in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Accession List, Collections Management office, as well as Original Whistler List, pg. 16, 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 Venice: The Pastels (January 19 to June 15, 2003)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)Whistler Pastels and Water Colors (July 1 to July 31, 1974)Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Paintings and Drawings (December 14, 1955 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)American Paintings, Pastels, and Water Colors, and Drawings. J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 7, 1924) -
Previous custodian or owner
Mrs. Louisine Havemeyer (1855-1929) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Drawing -
Restrictions and Rights
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