222NocturneBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.418 State: 9 e/9 |
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| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891); sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 235), bought by Deprez, £7.10.0. Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York; bought by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), 28 April 1919 ('DGEJ'); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 207 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 296 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper, red rules (blank ledger sheet) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Heavy tone on water, wiped horizontally, splotchy at lower right; also somewhat splotchy in sky, which has some "rays" above ship; brighter horizon; funny texture upper right corner, as if hit with a brush, or wiping cloth rich dark brown. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886; 70-88mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (Hutchinson, Lugt 2921) - in the print! |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Nocturne W.150 / -h5- 4213' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840421 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.