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14

Street at Saverne

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Accession no: WAG 7436

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought at 'Paddy's' Market, Liverpool, by Ian Campbell; presented to Walker Art Gallery, November 1970.  

 

Paper size:206 x 158 mm  
Plate mark size:206 x 158 mm  
Note on size:chine collĂ© 206 x 157  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white on ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine collĂ©  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:The plate has been wiped more cleanly on the facades of the buildings on the left. The plate tone is dark in the sky, street and shadows.  
Note on foul biting:There are pitting and scrim marks particularly towards the edges. There are scrim marks in the sky and buildings.  
Print note:There are wipe marks evident in the foreground.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St [superscript 't'] Jacques'  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'7436', 'Street at Saverne', '1 1/2' on verso, at centre.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0190z18  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.