La Vieille aux Loques

Object Details

• Artist

  James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

• Edition/State

  2

• Provenance

  Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

  To 1890

  H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1890 [2]

  From 1890 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1890 [3]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 2, Freer Folder Sheet notes 2 and 3, in the object record.

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

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] 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 Etchings and Copper Plates (May 15, 1968 to February 22, 1971)

  Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)

  Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints (December 12, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings, Lithographs, and Drypoint (September 24, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

  Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)

  American Paintings, Etchings, and Lithographs. J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 7, 1924)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

  H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (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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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1850s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Haden, Seymour, H. Wunderlich & Co.

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art, Woman, Etching (printing process)

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Prints