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Street at Saverne

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.1183
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:282 x 193 mm  
Plate mark size:206 x 158 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:greenish grey  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):'modern' laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:considerable tone, lightened on facades, fine highlight on lamp.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:green paper accentuates nocturnal effect  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Imp. Delatre'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Seymour' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0190427  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.