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La Vieille aux Loques

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 3/4

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:353 x 265 mm  
Plate mark size:207 x 148 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan on off white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine appliqué on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light tone, vertical burnishing at left.  
Note on foul biting:foxing and texturing particularly at the edges - like fingerprints  
Print note:strong image, good differentiation between the delicate head and deep shadows with kitchen equipment on shelves and walls  

 

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. Jacques. 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler.' and butterfly  
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:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0210215  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.