387Railway-Station, VovesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1924.662 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | From the Ethel Wrenn Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 351603?). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1924. |
| Additional acq. no: | 6158 |
| Paper size: | 133 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 218 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | seems to be the same paper as the AIC's other impression of K371 (1934.590) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression; the jagged overlapping lines defining the horse make it look as if it is quivering. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (very faint) |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The: butterfly plate signature is 64 mm from right and 21 mm from the bottom; the right measurement differs significantly from Kennedy's measurement (2 1/2 in from right and 7/8 in from bottom) |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 351603' (?) at lower left verso (obscured by hinge) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'acc.no. 6158' at lower left verso (not an AIC receipt or accession number) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3710202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.