34Bibi ValentinNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 241 x 308 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at bottom left. |
| Note on foul biting: | A little at the edges. |
| Print note: | A beautiful impression with some burr. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler -' in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Bibi Valentin -' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp and same in rectangle, both stamps on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Valentine' bottom right, '28' top left recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0500105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.