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The Little Mast

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1950.1347
State: 8/8

Collection credit:Bequest of Lessing Rosenthal  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Georges Petitdidier (1865-1952). Bequeathed by Lessing Rosenthal to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1950.  
Additional acq. no:R 9951  

 

Paper size:269 x 187 mm  
Plate mark size:266 x 187 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Unidentified  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Printed with some plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Tonal work has been added at left on the wall, over the figures and on the buildings behind the balustrade; 'wiping' scratches and other faint lines are visible in the sky  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:1890s butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:laid down so verso not visible  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850202  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.