225Fruit StallArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1939.2074 State: 20/21 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Harold R. Warner Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Bequeathed by Harold R. Warner to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1939. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14039 (R 6959 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 130 x 144 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | very fine laid or simulated laid? (paper has evidence of regular screen mold) |
| 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: | Fine vertical lines on the masonry are less visible than in the 4th state; check the dark shading in doorway with microscope for possible open bite or other tonal medium with cross-hatched shading. The brown ink colour has a slight reddish tone. |
| 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: | 'HST' stamp and 'H.S.T.' in graphite (H. S. Theobald, Lugt 1376) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2000703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.