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La Vieille aux Loques

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.0983
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:375 x 301 mm  
Plate mark size:209 x 147 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan on off white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine collé 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:tone is a bit uneven  
Note on foul biting:particularly at side and bottom  
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. Jacques. 171'  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly below platmark on recto  
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:the butterfly is a little stiff  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'La mere gerard' (sic) on recto at top  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0210232  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.