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En Plein Soleil

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:212 x 238 mm  
Plate mark size:100 x 125 mm  
Other size:99 x 133 (chine) mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan on off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine appliqué on wove card  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:heavy area within bottom left corner plus light specks  
Print note:Vertical scratches down plate.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'; and a faint 'Whistler' with 's' reversed in upper left corner  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['J' reversed] 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler -' with butterfly in pencil on recto  
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:possibly an early 1873/1874 butterfly, but unusual  
Collector's mark:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'6' on recto and verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0150225  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.