219The Venetian MastBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 50.231 State: 7/12 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Art Institute of Chicago; duplicate, de-accessioned; sold at auction, [New York?], 16 October 1945 (lot 185). L. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, February 1950. |
| Paper size: | 342 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 341 x 163 mm |
| Other size: | see tab mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate tone overall, brighter patch behind middle of mast - resembles hazy day with glimpses of sun |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a pale impression in warm black ink; printers crease lower right |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 5mm ht./37-54mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Art Institute of Chicago Duplicate stamp (Lugt 32b and 702h); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'R 7790/18' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso of tab '[160?]'; '10/16/45 Lot 185' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.