219The Venetian MastHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 49211 State: 6/12 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 344 x 165 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 340 x 165 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black ink |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light |
| Note on foul biting: | grain around the old lady |
| Print note: | pale sky, slight use of retroussage |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | verso bottom right: 'Very' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 30mm from left, 4 x 13mm; pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Seal of Hamburg and 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' stamp (Lugt 1233) in brown ink on verso; pencil' '49211' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | verso '2126' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso top centre '7'; centre: 'The Mast. Venice' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950513 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.