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Zaandam

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8649
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 20455). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10713  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:129 x 219 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:a few scattered flecks  
Print note:a beautiful impression in warm black ink giving the effect of dark brown on this paper.  

 

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 42 to 51 mm from left; height 2 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 20455'; another 'a' number erased; and 'K.2224', all at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'8' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K4160209  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.