387Railway-Station, VovesColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 059.2007 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007, lot 114; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 129 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 220 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial, 'A...' (dots in line, horizontally) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, slightly heavier at left |
| Note on foul biting: | lower left corner? |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on verso (twice) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st Proof 1st State' / butterfly and butterfly on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' (Whittemore, L. 1384a); 'HM' (Mansfield, Lugt 1342) stamps |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3710105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.