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Long Venice

Whereabouts unknown.
Accession no: n/a
State: 8/8

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York. Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2006; C. G. Boerner, New York, 2007.  

 

Paper size:127 x 31 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 31 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:old  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:soft plate tone with more ink at the bottom and bottom corners.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A beautiful impression with soft drypoint and tone  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly probably dating from 1886/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LBD' in square with angled corners (Lugt Dailey, not in Lugt) collector's mark on mount  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1/2' on verso  

 

Source of information:Dealer's records  
ID:K2120515  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.