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The Lime-Burner

Whereabouts unknown.
Accession no: n/a
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Edgar Degas, Paris; sold at auction, Paris, 6-7 November 1918, for 1500 francs. Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2006-2010.  

 

Paper size:370 x 270 mm  
Plate mark size:248 x 178 mm  
Note on size:rough edges at left and bottom  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:heavy weight  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:heavy tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler -'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'1859 -'  
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:'ATELIER / ED. DEGAS' oval stamp of Degas atelier on verso (Lugt 657)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c. 13502' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'v.31' on verso; mark similar to '09' in a tent-like shape, on verso.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records  
ID:K0460126  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.