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Balcony, Amsterdam

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8641
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10705  

 

Paper size:274 x 168 mm  
Plate mark size:271 x 168 mm  
Note on size:uneven cut edge left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is almost buff; same paper as NGA 1943.3.8642, K406, Long House-Dyer's-Amsterdam  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:partial DHK countermark (Chicago watermark 108)  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with tone near the plate edges (or on the plate bevel?) and lighter tone over the remainder of the plate; wiped cleaner on the balcony and doorway below it.  
Note on foul biting:dark patches of foul biting on the water at bottom; scattered flecks.  
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:tab at 118 to 128 mm from left; heigth 3 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 17159' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K4050313  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.