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Lagoon - Noon

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8552
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10616  

 

Paper size:133 x 202 mm  
Plate mark size:124 x 202 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:partial Fleur de lys  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale tone, slightly darker at left; disturbance in tone at lower left and mottling from dust in the ink  
Note on foul biting:a few scattered flecks  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:Butterfly (very faint)  
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 at 45 to 62 mm from left; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c.6310' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'19' at lower left on the verso; 'K216-3e et dernier' at lower centre on the verso; '5' (or S?) at centre on the verso; '33 (underlined) / 79' at lower right on the verso; and '221' at upper right on the verso, all  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2160312  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.