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Ponte del Piovan

Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Accession no: 50.233
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Possibly sold at auction, 15 October 1945. M. Knoedler, New York; L. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, February 1950.  

 

Paper size:234 x 152 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 152 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:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate overall tone, slightly darker in water, building at right  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:The print looks a little bare.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
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:28-43mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:MFA (Lugt 282)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 6513'; 'Couo 8082'; ' k.2370 MK'  
Misc inscriptions by others:Knoedler label inscribed 'K.2370 NK', 'F 80806', 'Waggan Fund 450' and '10/15/45' in various hands 'P' number  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090603  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.