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La Vieille aux Loques

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.365
State: 3/4

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:William P. Carl; bought by Peter Lunder, 3 October 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:026.2003  

 

Paper size:390 x 302 mm  
Plate mark size:210 x 146 mm  
Other size:210 x 146 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan (dark cream)  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine, on ivory wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pretty cleanly wiped  
Note on foul biting:at the edges, and extensive texturing.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' ('s' reversed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'M.C.S. # 62' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0210226  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.