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Fruit Stall

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.461
State: 17/21

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35178). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917.  
Additional acq. no:14036 (1724 - old acc. no.)  

 

Paper size:231 x 150 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 150 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with light plate tone, somewhat darker on the water.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Check the dark shading in the doorway for possible open bite or other tonal medium with cross-hatched shading; fine shading above the heads of the women is less distinct than in other AIC impressions of the 7th state.  

 

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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 35178' (underlined) at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2000702  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.