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The Two Doorways

Frick Collection
Accession no: 1915.3.50
State: 5/13

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Frick Collection  
Provenance:Henry Clay Frick Bequest to The Frick Collection, New York, 1915.  

 

Paper size:205 x 295 mm  
Plate mark size:203 x 292 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light speckly overall tone  
Note on foul biting:foul biting in the water- larger strokes like fine brush strokes on the stone to left of the steps  
Print note:A very good impression with lots of texture in the shadow, plus scratches and flecks overall.  

 

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 1880  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1930z07  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.