97Chelsea WharfWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 1/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries |
| Provenance: | Private collection, New orleans. At auction (Swann Galleries, New York October 2010) |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 91 x 190 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | composition apparently traced over a grounded plate as the lines on the verso appear to be transferred etching ground |
| Print tone: | pale traces |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks and scratches |
| Print note: | The sheet was once folded around the copper plate. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1863' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Cheyne Walk. Chelsea -' at lower right recto |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'P.T.75' at lower right recto |
| Source of information: | Auction house records |
| ID: | K0890z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
