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Bibi Valentin

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.577
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 18181?). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:R 533  

 

Paper size:210 x 331 mm  
Plate mark size:151 x 227 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:J. Bouchet  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:While Lochnan describes the print as a drypoint, much of the work is etched, with drypoint employed for shading, highlights and the background lines.  

 

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:'a 18181' (partly erased) and '1198 c' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:Wedmore number below platemark at lower left recto; 'FN' (mostly erased) at lower right recto; '1572' at lower centre recto; '24oo' (the oo superscript and underlined) at lower right recto; 'Hy -' at lower right verso.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0500203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.