239The SmithyKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1902-1 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photo: Herbert Boswank |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, at the International Art Exhibition, 1901. |
| Paper size: | 175 x 230/227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even residual tone, somewhat darker at top; narrow strip of tone along right edge |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting and granular tone over smith and floor with hammers; light area left of smith is clean |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 42 mm from left, 3 x 10 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2400508 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.