Wortley; Note in Green
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1884 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Oil on wood panel -
Dimension
H x W: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1902.155a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.155a-b
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Label
Wortley Hall is a large estate east of Barnsley, Yorkshire, which Whistler visited in the early 1880s. In this painting Whistler adopted an unusually low vantage point, so that the green field in the foreground takes up three quarters of the picture area. As with most of the small oils, Whistler thinned his paints so that they flowed across the smooth surface of the panel like watercolors on a hard paper. The thin washes of greens and grays let the color and grain of the wood shine through, adding tonal variations and texture to Whistler's representation of the field. -
Provenance
To 1902Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]From 1902 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald, London, in August 1902 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder note sheet, Object file. See also Original Whistler List, Purchases from Theobald, pg. 3, 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
Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing, A.H. Thayer, D.W. Tryon, J.A.McNeill Whistler (February 10 to 26, 1910)Inaugural Loan Collection of Paintings (May 31 to July 1, 1905)Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler (February 23 to March 22, 1904)"Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1884) -
Previous custodian or owner
Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
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