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Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
Accession no: 1955.1500
State: 4/5

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA  
Provenance:M. A. MacDonald, New York. Acquired by Robert Sterling and Francine Clark, 1955; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.  

 

Paper size:153 x 217 mm  
Plate mark size:150 x 217 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:broad laid lines  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:lovely deep tone, atmospheric, carefully wiped at the bottom, soft at the top, slight blipping or abrading of ink over vertical laid lines at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:some dots  
Print note:burnishing visible  

 

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:tab 50-70mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:illegible inscription on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2230z02  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.