18The Unsafe TenementKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1904-103 State: 3/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Marie v. Gomperz (1870-1940), Vienna; given to the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden, 1904. |
| Paper size: | 243 x 311 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 228 mm |
| Other size: | 157 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine-collé on heavy white wove paper (discoloured to buff) |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | - |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone in foreground, else clean |
| Note on foul biting: | circle-shaped patch of foul biting in lower right corner, granular tone on roof, foul biting in lower left corner, fine pitting in various parts of the print. |
| Print note: | tidal line probably caused by varnish running over near lower margin |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616, on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '15107' on verso at left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170320 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.