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The Bridge, Santa Marta

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.1014
State: 9/9

Collection credit:  
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.