193The DoorwayColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.446 State: 20/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Kennedy Galleries, New York. Herman Schickman Gallery, New York. Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 1989, lot 299; Meyer and Vivian Potamkin. Susan Schulman, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 5 May 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 016.2003 |
| Paper size: | 292 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thinnest, translucent |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very dark tone in the water, girl highlighted, as are sides of doorway |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a dramatic impression |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1890s, tab 44-57bb from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C 6063' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K188VII' [verso not all seen] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880711 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.