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The Forge

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 2007.135
State: 4/6

Collection credit:Bequest of Arthur MacDougall Wood, through the generosity of Pauline Wood Egan and Arthur M. Wood, Jr.  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Pauline Kohlstaat Palmer (Mrs Potter Palmer II) (1882-1956); Arthur MacDougall Wood (1913-2006); bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 2007.  

 

Paper size:272 x 383 mm  
Plate mark size:196 x 317 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:japan tissue  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
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:  
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:'81036' at lower left recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'W63' at lower left recto; 'The Forge' at lower centre recto; [illeg] at lower right recto (possibly partial price code)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680340  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.