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Weary

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
Accession no: 1967.17
State: 4/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA  
Provenance:Colnaghi's, London. R.M. Light & Co., Boston; bought by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1967.  

 

Paper size:252 x 177 mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 130 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:long straggly fibres  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very little  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good impression with rich burr, the face particularly effective, appears lighter than the rest (not so richly inked)  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 63.' (faint)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'C.314193' on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K92 II-III Weary' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0920211  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.