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Church Doorway, Edgware

Impression: Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
(1924.659)
Number: 291
Date: 1887/1888
Medium: etching
Size: 99 x 67 mm
Signed: butterfly at left
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 1
Known impressions: 3
Catalogues: K.303; M.298
Impressions taken from this plate  (3)

TECHNIQUE

The plate for Church Door, Edgware was executed in pure etching (drawn on the spot and etched back in the studio). It was drawn quickly, with long, slightly uneven, broken outlines, dots, dashes and patches of close zig-zag shading. It is a vignette, focussing on the door and only part of the window above.

PRINTING

It is very rare: only three impressions have been located. They are printed in black ink with very light tone on laid paper of different hues, cream (Graphic with a link to impression #K3030102), ivory (Graphic with a link to impression #K3030104) and buff (Graphic with a link to impression #K3030103). They were trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp' to show that Whistler printed them.