Whistler and his Mother | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1975.75
People: Walter Greaves, British (London, England 1846 - 1930 London, England)
Title: Whistler and his Mother
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: 1917
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/195959

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

62.9 × 75.6 cm (24 3/4 × 29 3/4 in.)
frame: 87 × 100.3 cm (34 1/4 × 39 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r.: W. Greaves 1917

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1975.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Accession Year: 1975
Object Number: 1975.75
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990)

Exhibition History

In Pursuit of the Butterfly: Portraits of James McNeill Whistler, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, 04/07/1995 - 08/13/1995

Verification Level

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1975.75: Whistler and his Mother