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Riva, No. 2

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Accession no: 34542
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:  
Additional acq. no:6782  

 

Paper size:214 x 300 mm  
Plate mark size:206 x 300 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:fine industrial paper, canvas-like texture on recto  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:distinct plate tone; more pronounced, horizontally wiped tone in foreground  
Note on foul biting:fine pitting across figures, some on façades; granular tone on second group from left  
Print note:vertical strip of minor ink reticulation near left margin  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:62mm from left, 8 x 18mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Seal of Hamburg and 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' stamp (Lugt 1233) in brown ink on verso; pencil' '34542'  
Dealers' stock nos:verso bottom right: '2164'  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso centre: '1'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2060124  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.