193The DoorwayColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 016.2011 State: 14/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | James McNeill Whistler, London; sold to Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1895 (stock no. a25272, ' 2 Doorways' at £10 net). Christie's, New York, 26 April 2011, lot 23, sold to Susan Schulman Printsellers, New York. Acquired by Colby College in 2011. Given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College Museum of Art. |
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| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
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| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
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| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | graduated tone, wiped verticall on the water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | inscribed: 'ooo' at lower left verso; 'very perfect proof / butterfly' by Whistler at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'WH Bustin' (not in Lugt) in graphite at lower centre verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a25272' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
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| ID: | K1880z15 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.