206Nocturne ShippingPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Private Collection – courtesy of the Fine Art Society |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as having been owned by the late Sir John C. F. S. Day (1826-1908), London, 1910. Leonard Gow. The Fine Art Society, London; private collector, UK. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 221 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Soft tone overall, carefully wiped to creat a misty, atmospheric effect, with slightly uneven inking, which is lightest in the centre and darkest at top right. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Owner's records |
| ID: | K2230601 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.