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Ponte del Piovan

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Accession no: 30907
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
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Paper size:235 x 153 mm  
Plate mark size:228 x 153 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light plate tone  
Note on foul biting:very fine pitting on bridge and façade on the right; minor foul biting in right corner  
Print note:light impression, thin lines, under-inked  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:30 mm from left, 7 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233); pencil '30907'  
Dealers' stock nos:verso lower right: '2201'  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso lower left corner: 'Du5.zv'; verso lower centre: 'Whistler / Ponte Piovan'; lower right bottom : 'Ponte Piovan'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090510  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.