238The Little VeniceHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 29830 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, between 1891 and 1903. |
| Additional acq. no: | 994 (old inv. no.) |
| Paper size: | 183/186 x 262/263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 184 x 263 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: | - |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Narrow frane of tone along the print's margins, horizontally wiped tone in lower 1/4. |
| Note on foul biting: | Loose scattered pitting across plate, could be mechanical and not from acid. |
| Print note: | Ink reticulation on right margin, in particular at lower right. |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Selected proof -' butterfly on verso at lower right corner |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 48 mm from left, 4 x 11 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The '994' refers to the old inventory started by Alfred Lichtwark, the '29830' is from the inventory numbers started by Gustav Pauli, still in use today. |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '29830' on verso, centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '994' verso lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830137 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.