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La Vieille aux Loques

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 80.098.017
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Gift of Mr and Mrs Ruben Shohet.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:F. Keppel, New York (stock no. 81328). Gift of Mr and Mrs Ruben Shohet to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1980.  

 

Paper size:241 x 188 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 148 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid japan  
Note on the paper:very light weight thin tissue  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, more at bottom  
Note on foul biting:extensive and textured finger print-like effects  
Print note:fully inked; dark rich effect; lovely paper glow  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' ('s' reversed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue...' (mostly obliterated)  
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:'a 81328' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0210309  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.