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Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy
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James McNeill Whistler created thinly painted compositions with flat, nearly abstract passages, purposefully subtle in character. He called works such as this one an “arrangement,” emphasizing formal elements rather than subject matter. The painting still serves as a portrait—it was commissioned by Chicago attorney Arthur Jerome Eddy, a collector and advocate of modern art. After seeing Whistler’s work at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in the city, Eddy traveled to the artist’s studio in Paris expressly to sit for this portrait. The two became lasting friends, and Eddy published a book on Whistler after the artist’s death in 1903.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 93 × 210 Cm |
| Tags | fashionportraitsmenChicagopeople |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy," <em>The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler: A Catalogue Raisonné</em>, University of Glasgow, accessed June 3, 2020, <a href="https...
Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy," The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler: A Catalogue Raisonné, University of Glasgow, accessed June 3, 2020, https://whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/display/?mid=y425, as Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy (ill.).
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Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler, eds., <em>Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago</em>
Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler, eds., Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2020), cat. 35 (ill.), http://artic.edu/digitalwhistler.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/2522/john-singer-sargent-and-chicago-s-gilded-age"><em>John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age</em></a>, July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 91.
Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age, July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 91.
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Annelise K. Madsen, et al., <em>John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age</em>, exh. cat.
Annelise K. Madsen, et al., John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), 88–89, 209, cat. 91, fig. 57 (ill.).
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler's Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago, Mar. 4–May 21, 2017, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler's Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago, Mar. 4–May 21, 2017, no cat.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago: Highlights of the Collection,
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago: Highlights of the Collection, (Chicago and New Haven: Art Institute of Chicago and Yale University Press, 2017), 63 (ill.).
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Daniel E. Sutherland, Whistler: A Life for Art’s Sake
Daniel E. Sutherland, Whistler: A Life for Art’s Sake (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014), 279.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago and New Haven: Art Institute of Chicago and Yale University Press, 2013), 94 (ill.).
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Judith A. Barter, et al., The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago
Judith A. Barter, et al., The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago and New Haven: Art Institute of Chicago and Yale University Press, 2011), 45.
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Grischka Petri, Arrangement in Business: The Art Markets and the Career of James McNeill Whistler
Grischka Petri, Arrangement in Business: The Art Markets and the Career of James McNeill Whistler (Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 2011), 528–29 (ill. fig. 178), as Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago and New Haven: The Art Institute of Chicago and Yale University Press, 2009), 94 (ill.).
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exhibition
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, After Whistler: The Artist and His Influence on American Painting, Nov. 15, 2003–Feb. 8, 2004, cat. 10 (ill.); Detroit Institute of Art, Mar. 6–May 30, 2004 (Detroit only).
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, After Whistler: The Artist and His Influence on American Painting, Nov. 15, 2003–Feb. 8, 2004, cat. 10 (ill.); Detroit Institute of Art, Mar. 6–May 30, 2004 (Detroit only).
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Sargent, Whistler and Mary Cassatt, Jan. 14–Feb. 25, 1954, cat. 119 (ill.), as Arthur Jerome Eddy; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mar. 25–May 23, 1954.
Art Institute of Chicago, Sargent, Whistler and Mary Cassatt, Jan. 14–Feb. 25, 1954, cat. 119 (ill.), as Arthur Jerome Eddy; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mar. 25–May 23, 1954.
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Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” Art News 51
Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” Art News 51 (Summer 1952): 63 (ill.), 108.
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Isabel Stevenson Monro and Kate M. Monro, Index to Reproductions of American Paintings: A Guide to Pictures Occurring in More than Eight Hundred Books
Isabel Stevenson Monro and Kate M. Monro, Index to Reproductions of American Paintings: A Guide to Pictures Occurring in More than Eight Hundred Books (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1948), 701, as Arthur J. Eddy.
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Harriet Monroe, A Poet’s Life: Seventy Years in a Changing World
Harriet Monroe, A Poet’s Life: Seventy Years in a Changing World (New York: MacMillan, 1938), 216–17.
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“Museum Accessions,” The American Magazine of Art 24, no. 2
“Museum Accessions,” The American Magazine of Art 24, no. 2 (Feb. 1932): 90, 144 (ill.), as Arthur J. Eddy.
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by descent to his wife, Lucy “Lulu” Crapo Orrell Eddy (1863–1931), and son, Jerome Orrell Eddy (1891–1951), Chicago, 1920
by descent to his wife, Lucy “Lulu” Crapo Orrell Eddy (1863–1931), and son, Jerome Orrell Eddy (1891–1951), Chicago, 1920
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of the Arthur Jerome Eddy Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Dec. 22, 1931–Jan. 17, 1932, cat 19 (ill.), as Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy.
Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of the Arthur Jerome Eddy Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture, Dec. 22, 1931–Jan. 17, 1932, cat 19 (ill.), as Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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“Twenty Modern Paintings Given to Chicago Museums,” Detroit Michigan News, Dec. 27, 1931.
“Twenty Modern Paintings Given to Chicago Museums,” Detroit Michigan News, Dec. 27, 1931.
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given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1931.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1931.
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“A Chicago Gift,” The Arts Digest
“A Chicago Gift,” The Arts Digest (Dec. 15, 1931): 10 (ill.), as Arthur J. Eddy and Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago: Report for the Year 1931
Art Institute of Chicago, Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago: Report for the Year 1931 (1931): 17 (ill.), 37, as Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Carter H. Harrison, “Big Business Lawyer of Rebel Taste,” Chicago ILL Post, Dec. 29, 1931.
Carter H. Harrison, “Big Business Lawyer of Rebel Taste,” Chicago ILL Post, Dec. 29, 1931.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of the Late Arthur Jerome Eddy, Sept. 19–Oct. 22, 1922, cat. 66, as Arthur J. Eddy (Portrait).
Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of the Late Arthur Jerome Eddy, Sept. 19–Oct. 22, 1922, cat. 66, as Arthur J. Eddy (Portrait).
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E. R. Pennell and J. Pennell, The Whistler Journal
E. R. Pennell and J. Pennell, The Whistler Journal (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1921), viii, opposite 240 (ill.), as Arthur J. Eddy.
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Commissioned by Arthur Jerome Eddy (1859–1920), Chicago, 1894
Commissioned by Arthur Jerome Eddy (1859–1920), Chicago, 1894
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The Arts Club of Chicago, "Loan Portrait” Exhibition, Dec. 7–21, 1918, cat. 36, as Mr. Arthur J. Eddy.
The Arts Club of Chicago, "Loan Portrait” Exhibition, Dec. 7–21, 1918, cat. 36, as Mr. Arthur J. Eddy.
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Elisabeth Luther Cary, The Works of James McNeill Whistler
Elisabeth Luther Cary, The Works of James McNeill Whistler (New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1907), 157, no. 18, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Twentieth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, Oct. 22–Dec. 1, 1907, cat. 435, as Portrait of a Gentleman.
Art Institute of Chicago, Twentieth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, Oct. 22–Dec. 1, 1907, cat. 435, as Portrait of a Gentleman.
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“Pennsylvania Art Show: Academy Exhibit Includes Many Whistler Canvases,” The New York Times, January 24, 1904, 5, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
“Pennsylvania Art Show: Academy Exhibit Includes Many Whistler Canvases,” The New York Times, January 24, 1904, 5, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
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exhibition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Seventy-Third Annual Exhibition, Jan. 25–Mar. 5, 1904, cat. 31, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Seventy-Third Annual Exhibition, Jan. 25–Mar. 5, 1904, cat. 31, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
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Frederick W. Coburn, “The Whistler Memorial Exhibition,” Brush and Pencil 13, no. 6
Frederick W. Coburn, “The Whistler Memorial Exhibition,” Brush and Pencil 13, no. 6 (Mar. 1904): 438.
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Boston, Copley Society, Copley Hall, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler: Oil Paintings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Drawings, Feb. 1904, cat. 18, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
Boston, Copley Society, Copley Hall, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler: Oil Paintings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Drawings, Feb. 1904, cat. 18, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown.
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“Chicago’s Only ‘Whistler,’” The Chicago Tribune, Dec. 14, 1902, 58.
“Chicago’s Only ‘Whistler,’” The Chicago Tribune, Dec. 14, 1902, 58.
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Judith A. Barter, Kimberly Rhodes, and Seth A. Thayer, with contributions by Andrew Walker, American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I
Judith A. Barter, Kimberly Rhodes, and Seth A. Thayer, with contributions by Andrew Walker, American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 29, 302–4, cat. 154 (ill.).
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Robin Spencer, Whistler
Robin Spencer, Whistler (London: Studio Editions, 1990), 132 (ill. opposite page), as Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago (Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown, and Company, 1988), 103 (ill.), as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown (Arthur Jerome Eddy).
Fri
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Milo M. Naeve, “The Edwardian Era and Patrons of American Art at The Art Institute of Chicago: The Birth of a Tradition,” America’s International Exposition of Fine Arts and Antiques
Milo M. Naeve, “The Edwardian Era and Patrons of American Art at The Art Institute of Chicago: The Birth of a Tradition,” America’s International Exposition of Fine Arts and Antiques (Chicago: The Lakeside Group, 1988), 20 (ill., fig 1), 21–22, as An Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Paul Kruty, “Arthur Jerome Eddy and His Collection: Prelude and Postscript to the Armory Show,” Arts Magazine
Paul Kruty, “Arthur Jerome Eddy and His Collection: Prelude and Postscript to the Armory Show,” Arts Magazine (Feb. 1987): 41, ill. fig. 2, as Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Andrew McLaren Young, Margaret MacDonald, and Robin Spencer, with the assistance of Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
Andrew McLaren Young, Margaret MacDonald, and Robin Spencer, with the assistance of Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1980), 189, cat. 425, xi, ill. pl. 262, as Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Brown: Portrait of A. J. Eddy.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler: Prints and Paintings, May–Aug. 31, 1979, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler: Prints and Paintings, May–Aug. 31, 1979, no cat.
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David Hanks, “American Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago: Part II: The Nineteenth Century,” The Magazine Antiques
David Hanks, “American Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago: Part II: The Nineteenth Century,” The Magazine Antiques (Nov. 1973): 903 (ill.), as Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy.
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1970; reprint ed., London: Thames & Hudson, 1977), 269 (ill.), as Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Art Institute of Chicago, James McNeill Whistler, Jan. 13–Feb. 25, 1968, cat. 41, as Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy (Arthur Jerome Eddy); Utica, NY, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute, Mar. 17–Apr. 28...
Art Institute of Chicago, James McNeill Whistler, Jan. 13–Feb. 25, 1968, cat. 41, as Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur J. Eddy (Arthur Jerome Eddy); Utica, NY, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute, Mar. 17–Apr. 28, 1968.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84, no. 55
Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84, no. 55 (Sept. 1966): 196 (ill. fig. 19), 197, as Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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Denys Sutton, James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Etchings, Pastels and Watercolours
Denys Sutton, James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Etchings, Pastels and Watercolours (London: Phaidon Press, 1966), 196–97, ill. pl. 122.
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Denys Sutton, Nocturne: The Art of James McNeill Whistler
Denys Sutton, Nocturne: The Art of James McNeill Whistler (London: Country Life Limited, 1963), 128.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), 484, as Arthur Jerome Eddy.
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