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Black Lion Wharf

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1859
  • Geography

    United States
  • Material

    Etching; ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 15.1 x 22.7 cm (5 15/16 x 8 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1906.105
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1906.105

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • Edition/State

    3, 3
  • Provenance

    To 1906
    P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., to 1906 [1]
    From 1906 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. in 1906 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, 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

    Whistler's Greatest Etchings: 1889 Amsterdam Set (June 28, 2003 to February 1, 2004)
    James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)
    Whistler Etchings and Copper Plates (May 15, 1968 to February 22, 1971)
    Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (March 23, 1962 to July 4, 1962)
    Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Drawings, Etchings, and Lithographs, 1959 (April 15, 1959 to November 2, 1959)
    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)
    Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints, East Corridor (January 5, 1944 to January 8, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (April 4, 1930 to January 20, 1944)
    Etchings and Dry Points by Whistler (March 23, 1925 to March 24, 1930)
    Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    P. & D. Colnaghi (established 1760) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    United States
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Print
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