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Nocturne

Yale University Art Gallery
Accession no: 1947.385
State: 6/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by Leonard C. Hanna, Jr (1889-1957), Cleveland, Ohio, to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1947.  

 

Paper size:225 x 318 mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 145 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:thick paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Grey tone, smooth at top, deeper at bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A superb impression, with lovely soft drypoint,  

 

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 on recot, below platemark at left  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'13. x.' to left and 'ox' (with small 'x' and 'ox' superscript) to right of butterfly on recto  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LCH' circular green stamp (Hanna, Lugt 564)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1840z10  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.