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Salute Dawn

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8551
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10615  

 

Paper size:132 x 202 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 202 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is ivory discoloured to tan  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone over the water with distinct curving wiping marks  
Note on foul biting:tiny aijd droplets on the water near the butterfly; regular foul biting over the buildings at left and 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:1886 butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Lessing Juliius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'14420 MK' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1319' (?) verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2150410  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.