45Landscape with HorsesWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 1/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; The Fine Art Society, London. Present whereabouts unknown. |
| Paper size: | 253 x 318 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 195 mm |
| Note on size: | wide margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slight tone at the bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | On the central figure and at the edges; a lot of dots and flecks overall. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Pagination, '77' in pen on recto, '78' on verso; 'Paysage a cheval - France.' in pen in unknown hand; '1st state / 23'; 'The very rare first. Before the heavy sky was added; before the second horse, and before the plate received much additional work throughout' on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records |
| ID: | K0360106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.