246Alderney StreetWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 2/3 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries |
Provenance: | Art dealer. Published in the 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts', 1881. |
Paper size: | |
Plate mark size: | 178 x 113 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very pale overall |
Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks, heavier around and below the butterfly |
Print note: | As published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts' and 'Imp Cadart' |
Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | |
Dealers' stock nos: | |
Misc inscriptions by others: |
Source of information: | Auction house records |
ID: | K2380212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.