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Salute Dawn

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 56.388
State: 3/4

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. 20254). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1956.  

 

Paper size:134 x 204 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 204 mm  
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:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a few dots at right  
Print note:  

 

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:tab 34-49mm from left. 1886 butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 20254' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'xz' (?) on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2150407  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.