The Violin Player

James Abbott McNeill Whistlerc. 1894

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Title: The Violin Player
Creator: James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Date Created: c. 1894
Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 79 x 53.3 cm (31 1/8 x 21 in.)
Provenance: van Wisselingh (dealer, London and The Hague), 1903); (to Macbeth Galleries, New York, 20 February 1908); (to "Spiri," Amsterdam, 1 May 1908); D. Heinemann, Munich, 1911; Howard P. Eells, Cleveland (acquired from Heinemann in 1912) Bequeathed to Mrs. Howard P. Eells (Maud), 11 February 1919; Lent to Cleveland Museum of Art at various times up to 1937; Given to Cleveland Museum of Art 31 December 1942.
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1133
Medium: oil on canvas
Inscriptions: Signed lower right center with butterfly.
Department: American Painting and Sculpture
Culture: America, 19th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Howard P. Eells in memory of her husband Howard Parmelee Eells
Collection: American - Painting
Accession Number: 1942.1133

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