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The Forge

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Accession no: 117-1911

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin  
Provenance:Given anonymously to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1911.  

 

Paper size:227 x 349 mm  
Plate mark size:193 x 314 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream, somewhat yellowed  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:thin laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:heavy use of tone to overplay wear of drypoint  
Note on foul biting:some scattered pitting at far right behind figures  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 1861.' ( '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:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680409  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.