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Quiet Canal

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.411
State: 4/4

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bought by Peter Lunder, 4 September 2002; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:033.2002  

 

Paper size:279 x 199 mm  
Plate mark size:229 x 149 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): laid  
Note on the paper:'modern' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (?check)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly 'imp.' below plate mark lower left  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:tiny butterfly of 1890s, but not trimmed paper  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Vienna [sic] / early + fine proof / 2636'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2140514  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.