- Provenance
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From 1894 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from James McNeill Whistler in 1894 [1]From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 22, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] 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.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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James McNeill Whistler (C.L. Freer source) 1834-1903
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
- Label
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Charles Lang Freer bought this drawing directly from Whistler in November 1894. At the same time he also purchased A Violet Note (see F1984.26), a watercolor of a female nude, and Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Little Blue Girl. On no other occasion did Whistler ever sell such an important and comprehensive selection of his nudes.
- Published References
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- Margaret F. MacDonald. James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels, and Watercolours : A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, 1995. .
- With Kindest Regards: The Correspondence of Charles Lang Freer and James McNeill Whistler 1890-1903. Washington. p. 57, pl. 9.
- Robin Spencer. James McNeill Whistler. British Artists. p. 67.
- Elisabeth Luther Cary. The Works of James McNeill Whistler: A Study., 1st ed. New York, 1907. cat. 127, p. 178.
- David Park Curry. James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington and New York, 1984. p. 273, pl. 274.
- Collection Area(s)
- American Art
- Web Resources
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