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Nocturne: Palaces

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.1052
State: 7/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962), Dunbarton Oaks; Mrs R.W.Bliss. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1897/ 1898 (stock no. 28915); Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:304 x 202 mm  
Plate mark size:297 x 202 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique', a lttle darkened  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:deep tone, soft and wet with vertical wiping  
Note on foul biting:some soft spots  
Print note:burr in water and sky; fine richly inked impression with delicate drypoint around lantern.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:27-47mm from left; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'DO' triangular stamp in red ink verso (R.W. Bliss, Lugt 2004).  
Dealers' stock nos:'8773,' 'a28915,' 'k10950' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2020502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.