446Balcony, AmsterdamYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.82 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 276 x 168 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 276 x 168 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | yes, not identifiable |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone at edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | lovely impression in cool umber brown, with soft shadows. |
| 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: | pencil butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'For Wunderlich' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly 1889/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1890s on verso |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '52749' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '31' encircled, on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4050z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.