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The Forge

Private collection
Accession no: -
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 5545?). Bought from Swann Galleries by a private collector, 2007/2008.  

 

Paper size:235 x 367 (ca) mm  
Plate mark size:192 x 313 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:rectangular shape (unclear)  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:a little tone and texture  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed)  
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:'S' (Swann) square stamp  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 5545' (?) on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'100' at bottom right, recto; 'Pn.954.20.594' (?) on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K0680338  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.