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La Mère Gérard

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 1/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:127 x 89 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 89 (sight) mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove card  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black (warm)  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:very slight texture below the figure  
Print note:very clear light impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' (scraped off)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler.' and butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:' "La Mère Gerard -', 'first state -' on recto  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of ca 1874  
Collector's mark:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'9¹ [underlined]' at top left on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0110102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.