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La Mère Gérard

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1933.275
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Gift of Mr. Walter S. Brewster  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933.  

 

Paper size:215 x 169 mm  
Plate mark size:128 x 89 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white on white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):China laid down on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' ('J' reversed)  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler' and butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'WSB' (W.S. Brewster, Lugt 2651a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'AM 16' (the AM in script) at upper left recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0110426  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.