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Nocturne: Furnace

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 49973
State: Cb/12

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:175 x 229 mm  
Plate mark size:168 x 229 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:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:rich surface tone, uneven, areas are wiped more clean at the left and around the window and doorway  
Note on foul biting:pitting, particularly around gondola and lower edge; some close knit lines broken down around doorway.  
Print note:reticulation of ink, particularly along edges; directional wipe marks evident, largely vertical at left and bottom, more horizontal emphasis at right.  

 

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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:55 mm from left; tab 7 x 14 mm; butterfly of 1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K.213. Nocturne. Furnace', verso.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2130803  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.