Grey and Silver Mist: Life Boat

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At A Glance

  • Period

    January or March 1884
  • Geography

    United States
  • Material

    Oil on wood panel
  • Dimension

    H x W: 12.3 x 21.6 cm (4 13/16 x 8 1/2 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1914.1a-c
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1914.1a-c

Object Details

  • Artist

    James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • Provenance

    1884
    Dowdeswell's, London, 1884 [1]
    1889
    H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, 1889 [2]
    To 1914
    M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, to 1914 [3]
    From 1914 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, in January 1914 [4]
    From 1920
    The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, Exhibition history.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Whistler List, Purchases since making up the Smithsonian Inventory, p. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [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.
  • 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)
    American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)
    James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Artist (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)
    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)
    "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (March 1889)
    "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1884)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell (1878-1912)
    H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
    M. Knoedler & Co. (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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