230Riva, No. 2Art Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.565 State: Ca/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 27471). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | G02909 (R 533 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 219 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A number of grainy tonal areas in this state - on the nets (?) in the boat at right, under the drying net or awning in the centre, on the horizontal shading at the bottom of the steps and on the wall at left. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Vienna' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1888.1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 27471' (underlined) / 'LX-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Riva' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2060202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.