232Upright VeniceUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.388 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London, 1905; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 265 x 181 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 179 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was probably removed from a book; with discolouration along the bottom edge of the tab |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Overall plate tone, slightly stronger on the water in the middleground and on the sky at top |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Pronounced vertical scratches on the water, extending to the foreground |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab, ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of about 1887/1889. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2050216 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.