223The PalacesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1952.545 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Louise Cobb Walker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Given by Louise Cobb Walker to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1952. |
| Additional acq. no: | RX 674 |
| Paper size: | 318 x 458 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 358 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pronounced tonal area with evidence of stopping out on rightmost central palace has qualities of sugar/salt/sand ground or possibly lavis: area above leftmost doorway covered with network of cracks (result of craked ground?) |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The pronounced tonal area with evidence of stopping out on rightmost central palace has qualities of sugar/salt/sand ground or possibly lavis; the area above the leftmost doorway is covered with a network of cracks (the result of crackled ground?) and faint outline of window; plate signature may be only use of drypoint; distinct areas of scratches, burnishing, and corrosion near plate edges at sides and bottom; printed with light plate tone wiped in distinct diagonals toward lower corners; Inscription: graphite inscription in left margin; Medium: pronounced tonal area with evidence of stopping out on rightmost central palace has qualities of sugar/salt/sand ground or possibly lavis; area above leftmost doorway covered with network of cracks (result of crackled ground?) and faint outline of window; plate signature may be only use of drypoint; distinct areas of scratches, rust and/or corrosion near plate edges at sides and bottom; printed with light plate tone wiped in distinct diagonals toward lower corners%Inscription: graphite inscription in left margin appears to be spuriousState: plate butterfly signature in drypoint is shaded behind wings with slight left to right parallel lines; this is an earlier version than Kennedy's illustration for II/III, which is similar to plate butterfly signatures with cross-hatched shading behind wings on 1934.558 and 1942.576ither spurious very late butterfly and imp.%State: plate butterfly signature in drypoint is shaded behind wings with slight left to right parallel lines; this is an earlier version than Kennedy's illustration for II/III, which is similar to plate butterfly signatures with cross-hatched shading behind wings on 1934.558 and 1942.576 |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.