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The Venetian Mast

Fogg Art Museum, Harvard
Accession no: M3178
State: 12/12

Collection credit:Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt  
Image credit:  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38265). Given by Charles Bain Hoyt (1889-1949) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA.  

 

Paper size:340 x 160 mm  
Plate mark size:340 x 160 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid paper paper is quite heavy weight.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:FEI …W..  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:almost black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Moderate overall tone, with darker edges, a lot of bitten, gritty tone  
Note on foul biting:There is foul biting at the bottom and at left near the roof-line.  
Print note:The surface has a slightly grainy look, particularly around the old woman in the centre; her bag is so soft and grainy that it looks like aquatint. The impression is quite dark and strong on the houses at right.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (faint)  
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:Tiny pencil butterfly dates from 1890s; 3mm height/32-44mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 38265' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:WX  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1950612  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.