Gray and Silver: A Nocturne

Walter Greavesc. 1880-1900

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Title: Gray and Silver: A Nocturne
Creator: Walter Greaves (British, 1841-1930)
Date Created: c. 1880-1900
Physical Dimensions: Framed: 74.9 x 85.1 x 6 cm (29 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 51 x 58.7 cm (20 1/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Sold by Messrs. Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell, at the death of C. W. Dowdeswell at London sale, Christie's, 7-9 February 1917 (lot 308), W. Greaves, Grey and Silver: A Nocturne, 19½ x 13½ in., for £11:11:-: to Hugh Blaker. Bought in 1945 by Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London. Sold to Beryl Joyce. Sold by her at London sale, Christie's, 5 July 1963 (lot 15), Whistler, Nocturne in Silver and Grey, signed with butterfly, 19 x 23 in., bought in and returned to Beryl Joyce. Bought back by Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London. Sold to Durlacher Bros. New York. Purchased by the CMA in 1964.
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.361
Medium: oil on canvas
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Culture: England, 19th century
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
Accession Number: 1964.361

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