238The Little VeniceUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1955/1.122 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 1894. Bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 189 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 184 x 267 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'WW' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With light tone, stronger near the plate edges and on the water. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This appears to be the usual Kennedy first state; not sure why there was an earlier query? |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | The pencil butterfly dates from the 1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 20005' (over an erased number 'a---44'); '13256c' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little Venice / W 149. / Fine impression' on the verso (erased); 'WX [illeg] net' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1830125 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.