James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Portrait of George W. Vanderbilt



James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Portrait of George W. Vanderbilt



James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Portrait of George W. Vanderbilt
208.6 x 91.1 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


Literature

Andrew McLaren Young, Margaret MacDonald, Robin Spencer, The paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven, 1980, nr. 481 info


Provenance

Sold 1898 to George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914), Asheville, North Carolina, but retained in Whistler's studio until 1903
bequeathed 1914 to Vanderbilt's widow, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Vanderbilt (later Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, died 1958), Asheville, North Carolina, and Providence, Rhode Island
gift 1959 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1959.3.3

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Portrait of E.G. Kennedy (II)
Portrait of E.G. Kennedy (II)
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler The Little Rose of Lyme Regis
The Little Rose of Lyme Regis
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music Room
Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music Room
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading
Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading