223The PalacesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1942.576 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mrs Samuel Marx |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Given by Mrs Samuel Marx to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1942. |
| Paper size: | 257 x 359 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 359 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Printed with overall plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The pronounced tonal area with evidence of stopping out on the rightmost central palace has qualities of sugar/salt/sand ground or possibly lavis; the area above the leftmost doorway has a network of cracks (the result of crackled ground?) and the faint outline of a window, but these are less distinct than on 1952.545 and 1934.558; the plate signature may be the only use of drypoint; there are distinct scratches and/or burnishing marks and most corrosion near the top and bottom plate corners - which are clearly visible in other AIC impressions of Kennedy's II/III (1952.545 and 1934.558) - have been removed, some wear (and possible retouching?) is apparent in two dark, shaded doorways. |
| 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 |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.