Nocturne: Black and Red–Back Canal, Holland
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Period
1882 -
Geography
United States -
Material
Watercolor on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 22 x 28.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1902.159a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.159a-b
Object Details
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Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) -
Description
A night view of the facades of three houses facing the canal; two figures in a gondola at the right; signed with the butterfly at lower edge, to the left of center. -
Signatures
Black butterfly in yellow circle at bottom edge, left of center -
Paper/Support
On cold-pressed, wove paper. Graphite sight marks in the upper and lower left corners. -
Provenance
To 1902Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]From 1902 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald in 1902 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases from Thoebald, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 1, August 1902,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: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)The Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler (June 6, 2009 to July 25, 2010)Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 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 -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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