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Quiet Canal

Annex Galleries
Accession no: -

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Estate of George Hammond, Southern California; Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA, 2002.  

 

Paper size:280 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:225 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown ink  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:'delicate plate tone'  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:'A very fine impression' 'Whistler wrestled with printing, often applying too much pressure for the antique paper in an attempt to achieve the "burnished" surface he sought.'  

 

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:butterfly 'imp'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'2636' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'early & fine proof' and 'Vienna' in unknown hands on verso  

 

Source of information:Dealer's records  
ID:K2140518  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.