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Nocturne: Furnace

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: Ca/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photograph Whistler Etchings Project  
Provenance:Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:169 x 231 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:beige [?]  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'19th century paper'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:soft wiping, bright in square of smithy  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:lovely impression  

 

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:  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K2130804  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.