220Ponte del PiovanArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.5945 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Charles Deering Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; given by his heirs to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14349 (R 3672 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 233 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 151 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The only drypoint appears to be a series of faint parallel vertical lines below the bridge pilings, 30 mm from the left plate edge. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO' |
| 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: | signature and 'imp' not by Whistler; written over an earlier attempt |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | False signature; this appears to have been an early proof, discarded by Whistler (crumpled) but salvaged by another |
| Collector's mark: | 'CD' circular stamp (Charles Deering, Lugt 516) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2090102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.