124The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)Colby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.458 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Samuel Josefowitz; Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 042.2004 |
| Paper size: | 287 x 178 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 276 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich inking at bottom, with bare, rubbed areas |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | With drypoint burr; and rich tone- a working proof. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1879/1881 45-69 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'SJ' (Josefowitz) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'P 639' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Guitar Player (K.140)' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1400306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.