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Nocturne

Private collection
Accession no: -
State: 9 e/9

Collection credit:Collection of C. Boyden Gray  
Image credit:  
Provenance:  

 

Paper size:202 x 296 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 296 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory/buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Rich tone, beautifully wiped, with lines radiating up from the horizon and vertical reflections.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K1840424  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.