99Amsterdam, from the TolhuisKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 370-1902 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1902, for £15. |
Paper size: | 136 x 209 mm |
Plate mark size: | 132 x 209 mm |
Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | n/a |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light residual tone; narrow line of more emphasised tone along left edge |
Note on foul biting: | pitting across plate, in particular at far right in sky |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' and butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'à Amsterdam - Tolhuis -' |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | 39 mm from left, 4 x 12 mm |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | |
Dealers' stock nos: | |
Misc inscriptions by others: |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0910404 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.