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En Plein Soleil

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Accession no: 105-1904
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin  
Provenance:Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1904, for £5.5.0.  

 

Paper size:232 x 330 mm  
Plate mark size:100 x 135 mm  
Other size:98 x 132 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan (discoloured)  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine collé on white wove  
Note on the paper:the chine collé is very well visible due to its discolouration  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light even plate tone  
Note on foul biting:textured foul biting in lower left corner, set off against a 'tidal line' from varnishing the plate's back  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'; and a faint 'Whistler' with 's' reversed in upper left corner  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['J' reversed] 171.'  
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:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0150208  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.