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Nocturne: Furnace

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1933.955
State: 6/12

Collection credit:Gift of H. R. Warner  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Given by Harold R. Warner to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933.  
Additional acq. no:14304 (R 5441- old acq no.)  

 

Paper size:174 x 227 mm  
Plate mark size:165 x 227 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):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:carefully wiped plate tone with interior and light emitted from the furnace clean-wiped.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2130302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.