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Nocturne

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1932.17.11
State: 6/9

Collection credit:Bequest of Marie Conrad Lehr.  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance:The Conrad Collection; bequeathed by Marie Conrad Lehr (1883-1921) to Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1932.  

 

Paper size:- mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 295 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Very dark, with radiating wiping  
Note on foul biting:At right  
Print note:The drypoint has largely faded  

 

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:butterfly in pencil on verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'Selected proof' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1889/1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'A 81114' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'HOXV.' (V with line across top) on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1840503  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.