198The Fishing BoatWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 6/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Prof. Samuel Josefowitch (d. 1990/2005); The Fine Art Society, London dealers; Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 155 x 232 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly pinkish |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | lovely tone wiped in water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very good wiping in water, good impression; large tab |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K2080408 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.