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The Pierrot

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1938.1915
State: 8/8

Collection credit:The Clarence Buckingham Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938.  
Additional acq. no:R 5750  

 

Paper size:232 x 159 mm  
Plate mark size:230 x 159 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Some selectively wiped areas, such as plate tone over the standing figure's face, raised arm and body  
Note on foul biting:Considerably more foul biting than on AIC 1934.551 especially on the building facade, over and around the bending figure and on the water.  
Print note:Check the tonal work on the standing figure to see if it is more than scraped down lines.  

 

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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4070502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.