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344

Archway, Brussels

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 011.2007
State: 1/1

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Christie's, New York, 1 May 2007, lot 32; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007.  

 

Paper size:126 x 216 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 216 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:very thin 'antique' laid paper  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:indecipherable maker's mark [IHC …?]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone, heavier 'border' at left and right edges  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'VANDENBROECK - DEBECKER - BOULANGER . 337' on shop sign.  
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:32-42 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3660105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.