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Nocturne

University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor
Accession no: 1954/1.372
State: 9 e/9

Collection credit:Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker  
Image credit:Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq (1818-1882), Paris; his family; sold at auction, Paris, 17-18 April 1905, for 5100 francs. M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1906; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954.  

 

Paper size:211 x 298 mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 294 mm  
Note on size:very narrow margins around the plate mark  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:heavy weight  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:mfm: Richly wiped 'sunset' effect in the sky,with slightly radiating wiping, and deep colour in the water, with a lighter horizon.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Warm black ink; parallel areas of 'picking', particularly noticeable in the tone at lower right.  

 

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:The pencil butterfly dates from 1880/1881.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881  
Collector's mark:'HLS' monogram stamp (Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq, Lugt 1336)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'No 11' at lower centre on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1840409  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.