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The Doorway

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46813
State: 20/20

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:295 x 203 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:very pronounced chain and laid line pattern, heavily weighted deckle at lower edge where double in thickness (‘horny’ edge, ie. rigid, where fibre collects); very good paper.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching, drypoint and roulette  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:dark plate tone, with varied use of tone in the water, including ink wiped vertically in the water zone, representing reflections and shadows.  
Note on foul biting:granular tone used in arches  
Print note:very rich print; roulette wheel lines running in different directions in top half of water (but barely visible on the soft paper); print tone less subtle than on an original Whistler print; crease from printing lower left  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):'F. Goulding. Printer / Dec. 4.1903.' in ink below platemark.  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1880703  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.