129The DeskNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 80.4029 |
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| Provenance: | Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935). Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1980. |
| Additional acq. no: | 108529 |
| Paper size: | 264 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 138 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, cream, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | foolscap |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
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| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | On recto, at lower right, in pencil: butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | On recto, at lower right, 'The desk'. |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'CCC' trefoil stamp in brown ink (C.C. Cunningham, not in Lugt); 'O.G' under female figure (Otto Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785) stamp in brown ink, both on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '1389/SW' on verso, at lower right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K133 ii/iv' on verso, at lower left; at lower right, '1980.4029'. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1330z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.