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Nocturne

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.562
State: 9 l/9

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:R 533  

 

Paper size:204 x 297 mm  
Plate mark size:201 x 297 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:colour and type of paper could not be confirmed as all corners hinged to backboard  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Letters  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Printed with heavy plate tone, carefully wiped to suggest a glow behind the horizon, radiating a glow over the waters.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:The faint lines of remnants of gondolas are probably drypoint.  

 

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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1840502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.