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La Vieille aux Loques

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1996.48.18098
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance:George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996.  

 

Paper size:320 x 207 mm  
Plate mark size:208 x 147 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:rough edges left and bottom, darkened at bottom  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching, roulette  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone: light overall tone, darker at bottom  
Note on foul biting:extensive texture, partiularly in foreground and doorposts  
Print note:warm black ink, strong, rich impression.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' ('s' reversed)  
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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'14' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0210305  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.