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The Forge

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries  
Provenance:Art dealer. At auction (Swann Galleries, New York October 2010)  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:195 x 315 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:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall, darker at left  
Note on foul biting:flecks and small scratches  
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:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Auction house records  
ID:K0680z26  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.