338Palaces, BrusselsPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project |
| Provenance: | Sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York; 29 October 1998 (lot 53); Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007, bought by a private collector. |
| Paper size: | 222 x 149 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 219 x 140 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | 'thin japan' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression in slightly reddish brown ink |
| 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: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of ca 1890., 26-35 mm from left |
| 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: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3610110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.