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Nocturne

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP+
State: 6/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:225 x 316 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 295 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:medium weight paper with a lustrous silky surface, probably a western paper simulating japanese  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Misty tone, lighter along the horizon.  
Note on foul biting:A few dots.  
Print note:Lovely delicate drypoint around the ship's lanterns.  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.' of 1880/1881  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'o' on recto to right of butterfly and 'v7. x/12 ' in the left margin  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 ; the numbering is related to the printing and selection of the first Venice Set.  
Collector's mark:'S. P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on verso & 'N. Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINTS DIVISION.'  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1840311  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.