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Fruit Stall

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46866
State: 14/21

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:226 x 151 mm  
Plate mark size:223 x 149 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:recto: canvas-like texture; verso: very fine laid lines  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:only slight tone in upper two thirds of the image, then gradually darkening towards the bottom, wiped horizontally  
Note on foul biting:patch of foul biting bottom centre; pitting on quay and fruit, less on wall above stall  
Print note:delicate vertical scratches across the plate, probably from cleaning the plate with a cloth; minimal ink reticulation in bottom corners; new state  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:28 mm from left margin, tab 6 x 14 mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

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:K2000610  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.