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The Fishing Boat

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Prof. Samuel Josefowitch (d. 1990/2005); The Fine Art Society, London dealers; Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:155 x 232 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly pinkish  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:lovely tone wiped in water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:very good wiping in water, good impression; large 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: butterfly of 1886  

 

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:K2080408  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.