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Bibi Valentin

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1964.4.18
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Given by Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, to John W. Beatty, Jr, May 1897; given by Beatty to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1964.  
Additional acq. no:B-22732  

 

Paper size:187 x 248 mm  
Plate mark size:150 x 225 mm  
Note on size: rough edge at bottom  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Light even overall tone.  
Note on foul biting:Some texture at bottom centre and at the edges.  
Print note:A little burr on the hand, dress and foot.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'To John W. Beatty, from his friend Frederick Keppel./ Paris May 1897.' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0500217  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.