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Salute Dawn

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 2/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo Whistler Etchings Project / E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910)  
Provenance:Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Walter Dowdeswell (1858-1929), London, 1910. Theodore de Witt. Henry Graves, Jr.; sold at auction, American Art Association, 'Masterpieces of Engraving and Etching ... Collection of Henry Graves, Jr., New York City', Anderson Art Galleries, New York, 3 April 1936 (lot. No. 84).  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:124 x 200 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:n/a  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):'Japanese'  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:Uneven wet tone across the bottom of the plate, some splotches top left.  
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:'Second state' on verso, according to AAA, Masterpieces of Engraving and Etching ... Collection of Henry Graves, Jr., New York City, Anderson Art Galleries, New York, 3 April 1936 (lot. No.84).  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):n/a  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910)  
ID:K2150201  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.