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Nocturne: Furnace

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.052
State: 12/12

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bought by Peter Lunder, 26 November 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:013.2002  

 

Paper size:168 x 232 mm  
Plate mark size:168 x 232 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'modern' laid (post 1800)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none visible  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:quite heavy tone overall, with window and doorway wiped for highlights  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:57-72 from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'P 25508 J'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'No. 333', '[….] 'No 4/ 39 x 45' [framing instructions?] / 'sans sf carte avec l'amache'[?]  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2130z05  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.