233The Traghetto, No. 2Montgomery Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 1999.7.139 |
| Collection credit: | Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Jean K. Weil in memory of Adolph 'Bucks' Weil, Jr. |
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| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 32136). Kennedy Galleries, New York. Sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 18-19 November 1982; Adolph Weil, Jr, Montgomery, AL; Jean K. Weil, Montgomery, AL; given to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL, 1999. |
| Paper size: | 241 x 306 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 241 x 306 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
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| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
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| Tab?: | no |
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| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
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| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' verso in pencil, lower left |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
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| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
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| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 32136' on verso, lower left; '959a' or '959o' at lower right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Traghetto / very early proof / W.156' on verso; verso, lower right: '17/17'; '134' |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1910313 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.