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Nora Quinn

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8614
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10678  

 

Paper size:217 x 123 mm  
Plate mark size:215 x 123 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Crowned GR with crossed branches in circle countermark to PRO PATRIA / MVD (near Chicago watermarks 98 and 99)  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with light tone below the skirt and chair; picking throughout the area with plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:This appears to be pure etching, with the possible exception of the butterfly; but the butterfly is lightly inked on this impression, which may give a deceptive appearance of drypoint  

 

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:tab 24 to 34 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'mK 30683' at lower right on verso; an illegible 'a' number erased at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3330102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.