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The Little Mast

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8519
State: 8/8

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 54718). J.Alden Weir. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10583  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the paper colour is almost pale green  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Traces of tone along the plate edges.  
Note on foul biting:Scattered flecks and prominent patches at right and lower right; the patches have regular texture similar to paper.  
Print note:There is no visible drypoint in this state; the paper, ink, inking and signature are the same as NGA 1943.3.8522 (The Piazetta)  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 39-50 mm from left; height 3mm; butterfly of 1889  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:J. Alden Weir - 'JAW' in pencil (not in Lugt) 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 54718' lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'R638M' at lower centre on the recto; several erased stock and price notations.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1850405  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.