450The PierrotArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1915 State: 8/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 232 x 159 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 159 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Some selectively wiped areas, such as plate tone over the standing figure's face, raised arm and body |
| Note on foul biting: | Considerably more foul biting than on AIC 1934.551 especially on the building facade, over and around the bending figure and on the water. |
| Print note: | Check the tonal work on the standing figure to see if it is more than scraped down lines. |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4070502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.