201The Bridge, Santa MartaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1866 State: 6/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow probably before 1902. Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14359 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 304 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'WW' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone, slightly heavier in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are intentional areas of tone (including open bite) in the upper and lower left corners of the plate. |
| Print note: | An early impression, with a number of scratches visible in the water under the bridge. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (strong) |
| 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 dating from 1880/1881. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); (Clarence L. Buckingham,Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '171' (upside down) on tab verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2040602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.