61FinetteFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.291 State: 1/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Whistler by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt, 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, November 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 321 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 288 x 201 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan laid |
| Note on the paper: | Eastern paper: kozo; much debris - uneven distribution, horizontal chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | mainly clean-wiped, but with inky plate mark |
| Note on foul biting: | a few spots of foul biting down the right edge mfm; marks that appear to be acid droplets at upper right mh |
| Print note: | The impression is beautiful, with the lines showing some burr, and conveying langour and grace; her eyes are dreamy and thoughtful. It is in pure etching except for lines of skirt at left and, possibly, at right; or, are these etched lines with that were not completely wiped? note topographical style of etched view of Paris in distance at left--similar to coast survey work. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | M. Smith notes previously existing inscription 'S.H.' in graphite on print's margint. It was erased 1924.3.24. |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W 54 Trial' and 'x' on verso by C.L. Freer; tiny blue dot near lower right sheet corner. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0580102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.