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Auguste Delâtre, Printer

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.0999
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Albert W. Scholle (d. 1910), New York. Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:117 x 84 mm  
Plate mark size:82 x 55 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):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:light tone more at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:a few dots  
Print note:very clear, clean impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'J. Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Homage à Mme Delatre'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:lower left: '[butterfly] imp.'  
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:1888/11890s pencil butterfly  
Collector's mark:pentagon stamp on verso (A.W. Scholle, Lugt 2923a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0260z03  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.