54Black Lion WharfWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 4/4 |
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| Provenance: | Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; The Fine Art Society, London, 2007. Present whereabouts unknown. |
| Paper size: | 290 x 372 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 225 mm |
| Note on size: | a rough edge at the bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg lily |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Almost no tone except for slight tone on the right. |
| Note on foul biting: | slightly grainy foul biting, some texture at the bottom and on the water and at right. |
| Print note: | a fine impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| 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 |
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| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records |
| ID: | K0420320 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.