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Nocturne: Palaces

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1954.59
State: 9/12

Collection credit:Gift of Stanley Field  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 28976). Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954.  
Additional acq. no:14028 (RX 1117 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:303 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:295 x 200 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:Strasbourg Lily 'LVG'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with plate tone, especially on the upper and lower portions of the plate  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 28976' (erased) at lower left verso; 'a 298' (underlined) at lower right verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'47' at centre verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2020602  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.