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Whistler Asleep

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1897

  • Geography

    Italy

  • Material

    Drypoint; ink on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 19.8 x 29.5 cm (7 13/16 x 11 5/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1906.277

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1906.277

Object Details

  • Artist

    Giovanni Boldini (1844-1931)

  • Edition/State

    1, 1

  • Provenance

    To 1906
    H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1906 [1]
    From 1906 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1906 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Whistler Reserved List, pg. 1, 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

    Picturing Whistler: Portraits and Self-Portraits (May 21 to December 3, 2000)
    American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))
    Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Italy

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Print

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