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The Riva

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Accession no: 29831

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Acquired by the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, between 1891 and 1903.  
Additional acq. no:995 (old inv. no.)  

 

Paper size:201 x 296 mm  
Plate mark size:201 x 296 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:FELLOWS 1804  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:distinct plate tone; darker near lower margin, else even  
Note on foul biting:fine pitting across figures and facades  
Print note:several very fine scratches visible  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:71 mm from left, 6 x 17 mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233)  
Dealers' stock nos:'29831' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Riva / Venice 995' on verso bottom right.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1920328  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.