18The Unsafe TenementHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30480 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 258 x 326 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 227 mm |
| Other size: | 156 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé |
| Note on the paper: | chine collé on white cardboard |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Distinct wavy line along the bottom edge where the stopping out varnish stopped, and dark area above that; fine pitting on roof tiles. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 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: | verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233); in pencil '30480' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | verso lower left '3257' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto bottom: 'The unsafe Tenement (5)' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170318 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.