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The Pool

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
Accession no: 1967.13
State: 4/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Acquired from Kennedy Galleries, New York, by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, ca 1967.  

 

Paper size:203 x 302 mm  
Plate mark size:138 x 214 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:yes  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light  
Note on foul biting:at the corners  
Print note:a lot of scratches  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper: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:pencil butterfly of 1890s  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37230' and 'MK 15397' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'40 / J.G. #10' on recto; '47' on verso; 'ox.e' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0430z08  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.