Sleeping Nude
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Period
1880s-1902 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Chalk and pastel on grey paper -
Dimension
H x W: 17.6 x 25.5 cm (6 15/16 x 10 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1902.114a-c -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.114a-c
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Provenance
From 1902 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist in 1902 [1]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]Notes:[1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, 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. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)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)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
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Drawing -
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