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Nocturne Shipping

Private collection
Accession no: -
State: 5/5

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Private Collection – courtesy of the Fine Art Society  
Provenance:Listed by E. G. Kennedy as having been owned by the late Sir John C. F. S. Day (1826-1908), London, 1910. Leonard Gow. The Fine Art Society, London; private collector, UK.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:152 x 221 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Soft tone overall, carefully wiped to creat a misty, atmospheric effect, with slightly uneven inking, which is lightest in the centre and darkest at top right.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Owner's records  
ID:K2230601  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.