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Bibi Lalouette

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Accession no: B.de H. 1764

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought from Max Perl, Berlin, 15 October 1919, for 650 DM, 65 guilders; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam.  

 

Paper size:259 x 181 mm  
Plate mark size:223 x 150 mm  
Note on size: slightly rough edge at right, possibly having been taken from a book  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very slight overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a good strong, straightforward impression, with fine work on the head, very sharp indeed, with rich drypoint on the hat and curls and slight burr on the darker lines. There is a scratch like a halo to the right of the head. There is uneven scatter of burr on the drawing underneath, at the bottom  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.' ('t' not crossed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
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:'Whistler Bibi Laloutte' [sic] on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0510z16  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.