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Fruit Stall

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.583
State: 20/21

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:14024 R 533 R 533(R 533 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:231 x 150 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 150 mm  
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:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with light plate tone, somewhat darker on the water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Fine vertical lines on the masonry are less visible than in the 4th state; check the dark shading in doorway with microscope for possible open bite or other tonal medium with cross-hatched shading.  

 

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, verso at lower right  
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: no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'147' at lower centre verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2000706  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.