266The Village Sweet ShopArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.264 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mr Walter S. Brewster |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14260 |
| Paper size: | 84 x 122 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 122 mm |
| Note on size: | mounted on 278 x 403 mm sheet; printed on old 'ledger' paper |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | possibly Strasbourg Lily 'WR' or S/S/T wmk 186 or similar |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting or open bite with burnishing on the wall, the shutter leaning against it and on the ground in front, used to indicate texture |
| Print note: | Some wear in the lines of darkest shading.. |
| 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: | large shaded butterfly and l-r diagonal line in graphite on mount, at lower left of etching |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Pablo de Sarasate' in graphite on mount, at lower left of etching |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly dates from 1886 or 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 'Pablo de Sarasate y Navascues, 1844-1908, was a violinist and the subject of Whistler's painting Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate (YMSM 315)' |
| Collector's mark: | 'WSB' (W.S. Brewster, Lugt 2651a) on etching and mount. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2510114 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.