201The Bridge, Santa MartaSyracuse University Art GalleriesAccession no: 1963.1014 State: 9/9 |
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Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962), Dunbarton Oaks. H. Wunderlich & Co, New York (stock no. a54956); Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963. |
Paper size: | 231 x 202 mm |
Plate mark size: | 295 x 202 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | a little browned, fine line grain |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint. |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | tone more at bottom |
Note on foul biting: | texture on bridge, flecks elsewhere |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly, very faint |
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: | tab 39-54mm from left; butterfly of ca 1886 |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'DO' triangular stamp in red ink verso (R.W. Bliss, Lugt 2004). |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 54956,' '39793,' '2598,' verso |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '171' on verso of tab. 'The Bridge/ R8/ Ogs,' 'yco' verso, '£6 6/-' verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K2040822 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.