Red House, Paimpol
Object Details
- Edition/State
- 1, 1
- Label
- Whistler’s title cites Paimpol, a Breton town north of Vitré, but the actual location of this timbered French house remains uncertain. The artist takes pleasure in the structure’s details, emphasizing the geometries of the old building with his judicious use of red and gray inks to enhance the otherwise black drawing. Whistler told his London printer, Thomas Way, “You will see the value of the three colours and that it does not want more.”
- Provenance
- To 1894
- H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1894 [1]
- From 1894 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1894 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, 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 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)
- Lithographs and Lithotints 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
- H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 1893
- Accession Number
- F1894.14
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22.9 x 16.2 cm (9 x 6 3/8 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- United States
- American Art
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- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1894.14
