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J.H. Woods' Fruit Shop, Chelsea

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8580
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35395). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. MK 32565). Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10644  

 

Paper size:98 x 131 mm  
Plate mark size:95 x 131 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is almost light grey  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:partial Foolscap?  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:traces of tone near the top and side plate edges  
Note on foul biting:considerable; scattered tiny droplets and a light patch at lower right  
Print note:New state; warm black ink  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Fruit & Potato - J. H. WOODS. - Salesman.'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'Wood's Fruit Shop' at lower left on the verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 30 to 38 mm from left.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 35395' and 'MK 32565' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'60 oo' (the 'oo' superscript) or ''6080' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2650203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.