14Street at SaverneVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.740-1968 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Peter Goodall, Quangle Prints, London SW3; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 22 October 1968, £49.10.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | 265 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 158 mm |
| Note on size: | The plate overlapped the bottom of the chine, creating a distinct line 1mm from the bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| 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: | very dark and atmospheric, wiped lighter to create highlights on the buildings and around the lamp; tone scraoed off the lamp |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting towards the edges, particularly scrim marks on the left side. |
| Print note: | a rich, inky impression, the black ink looking warm on this paper; a mottled effect from wiping. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (obscured) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| 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: | 'UH' in pencil on recto, lower right corner, margin |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9130' recto, pencil in margin, lower left corner; 'circ. 740-1968' verso, black pen |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0190513 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.