203Nocturne: SaluteBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.473 State: 8/10 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a38247, 95338 ).Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, 1910. Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 2 February 1921 ('BEJU'); bought by Albert H. Wiggin for Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 158 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very soft tone, beautifully wiped in radiating, sunset effect; heavy tone, wiped toward centre, which is wiped to highlight |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | gorgeous, rich 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly possibly not by Whistler; 60-77mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38247' (faint); 'a 95338' ; '56120 / HOXV'; on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2260508 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.