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Long Lagoon

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:153 x 228 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:light tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'MM' [?]  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:dark tone across bottom; diagonal bottom left to upper right wiping [?]  
Note on foul biting:soft areas [?]  
Print note:lovely impression with tone, big butterfly on big tab  

 

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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K2030113  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.