Sketch of Houses

Maker(s)
Artist: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Historical period(s)
1858
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 15.8 x 22.5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/8 in)
Geography
United States
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1902.279
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Etching

Keywords
architecture, etching, United States
Provenance

Philippe Burty (1830-1890) [1]

Alphonse Wyatt Thibeaudau (circa 1840-1892) [2]

Probably to 1902
Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, probably to 1902 [3]

From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), probably purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald in 1902 [4]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]

Notes:

[1] A note, in pencil on the old mount, stated: "A.W. Thibaudeau bo't it from Ph. Burty" (see Curatorial Remarks in the object record).

[2] See note 1.

[3] According to a note in the Accession File, Collections Management Office, this object is from the Theobald collection, and was therefore probably purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald in 1902, along with many other Whistler pieces from the Theobald Collection. However, there is no specific purchase information regarding this object.

[4] See note 3.

[5] 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)

Philippe Burty 1830-1890
Alphonse Wyatt Thibeaudau ca. 1840-1892
Henry Studdy Theobald (C.L. Freer source) 1847-1934
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Label

Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonn&‌eacute;," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G15 state 1 of 1. 

Published References
  • Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonée., 2012. .
  • Howard Mansfield. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-points of James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Chicago, 1909. .
  • Katharine Lochnan. The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler. Exh. cat. New Haven and London, 1984. .
  • Edward G. Kennedy. The Etched Work of Whistler: Illustrated by Reproductions in Collotype of the Different States of the Plates. 4 vols., New York, 1910. .
Collection Area(s)
American Art
Web Resources
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