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The Bridge, Santa Marta

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession 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.