206Nocturne ShippingSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MAAccession no: 1955.1500 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Provenance: | M. A. MacDonald, New York. Acquired by Robert Sterling and Francine Clark, 1955; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 217 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 217 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | broad laid lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | lovely deep tone, atmospheric, carefully wiped at the bottom, soft at the top, slight blipping or abrading of ink over vertical laid lines at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | burnishing visible |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | tab 50-70mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | illegible inscription on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2230z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.