200Nocturne: PalacesPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 7/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (b. 1847). P.A.B Widener and Brayton Ives acording to old Knoedler's label. Listed in F. Keppel catalogue, Feb 1 - Feb 24, 1912, #77. Acquired by the present owner from Sotheby's, New York, 5 December 1994, lot 6560. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'HDVE' ? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | dark brown tone, soft tone wiped vertically at the top and deeper tone, wiped radiating outwards at the bottom, with a lighter area in the centre |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
| Print note: | a good impression |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HST' blindstamp (H. S. Theobald, Lugt 1376) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'FYXV' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K2020z07 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.