27La Vieille aux LoquesBarber Institute of Fine Arts, BirminghamAccession no: 39.12 State: 4/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, 1939, for £12. |
| Paper size: | 277 x 208 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 148 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium/heavy weight 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial, very top of 2 or 3 letters (possibly including 'W') |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is slightly darker at the lower left and lower edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a mark from the grip of an etching tool at the upper left corner and fingerprints, particularly at the right side. There is foul biting particularly at the left and scrim marks on the right and on the sacks. |
| 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.' (very faint, mostly deleted) |
| 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: | 'c.22825' on recto, at lower right, below platemark. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.21 III La vieille aux loques.' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.