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La Vieille aux Loques

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Accession no: 270-1901

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin  
Provenance:Sold by the Kunstsalon Ernst Arnold, Dresden to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, in 1901.  

 

Paper size:231 x 172 mm  
Plate mark size:206 x 147 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:generally light plate tone; some tone added to emphasise darker areas  
Note on foul biting:finger prints on right edge; foul biting at lower edge; light textured foul biting on cloth pile  
Print note:light hairline where inscription from preceding state was  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' ('s' reversed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
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:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0210330  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.