222NocturneWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 6/9 |
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| Provenance: | John Caldwell, Pittsburgh (1882-1907). Bought from Arthur H. Hahlo by Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 22 December 1926, for $6000, with 50 other etchings for $42,385 in total. Boerner, New York (Artemis); Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 296 mm |
| Note on size: | with wide margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | 'heavy fibrous Japan paper' |
| Tab?: | yes |
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| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a little, softand even tone in the sky, and loose, wet-looking tone in the water. |
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| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly of 1880/1881. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | a small '5' at the bottom left corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K1840322 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.