198The Fishing BoatBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.397 State: 6/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Judson S. Dutcher. Sold at auction, American Art Association, New York, 1911 (lot 145); 'July 1919 CEJ'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA |
| Paper size: | 165 x 232 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 154 x 232 mm |
| Note on size: | sheet trimmed within platemark at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone, darker in water at lower left, wiping marks vertical at lower left, with others sweeping from lower right to left up toward boat |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | nice tone effect |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886; 48-68mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JD' stamp (Dutcher, Lugt 716) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2080411 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.