189Venetian CourtPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project / E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910) |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy in 1910 as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Emma Regina Martin (ca 1877-1965). Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Bought from Robert M. Light, dealer, Santa Barabara, CA, by Anita and Julius L. Zelman, 1980. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'VGZ' (Van Gelder Zonen) surmounted by fleur de lys in a shield with margins |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st state' and 'Venice 1879' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' initials in pencil and stamp (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'ERM' initials in pencil (E. R. Martin) on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984 |
| ID: | K2300101 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.