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The Venetian Mast

Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DGNF 2440

Collection credit:Albertina, Vienna  
Image credit:Photo © Albertina, Vienna  
Provenance:Purchased for fl. 100-80.- from Carl Gerold's Sohn, Vienna, by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1896; transferred to the Albertina in 1921.  

 

Paper size:349 x 164 mm  
Plate mark size:343 x 163 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even light tone  
Note on foul biting:fine pitting on left margin, near roofs, near figures  
Print note:ink reticulation along lower right edge, horizontal curve of ink reticulation along lower margin  

 

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:41 mm from left, 5 x 13 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso lower right corner 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso 'Wistler' [sic]  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1950z08  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.