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The Fishing Boat

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 63.020
State: 4/6

Collection credit:Museum Associates Purchase Fund  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c28653). Acquired by Museum Association Purchase Fund, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1963.  

 

Paper size:163 x 235 mm  
Plate mark size:157 x 233 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a lot of light texture and dots  
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:butterfly not by Whistler; tab 53-68mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'9419'; 'A1373'; 'c28653'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'2YX[phi greek]'; 'W.178/K208 III'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2080502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.