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Railway-Station, Voves

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1924.662
State: 2/2

Collection credit:From the Ethel Wrenn Bequest  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 351603?). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1924.  
Additional acq. no:6158  

 

Paper size:133 x 218 mm  
Plate mark size:129 x 218 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:seems to be the same paper as the AIC's other impression of K371 (1934.590)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A good impression; the jagged overlapping lines defining the horse make it look as if it is quivering.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (very faint)  
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:pencil butterfly of 1890  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:The: butterfly plate signature is 64 mm from right and 21 mm from the bottom; the right measurement differs significantly from Kennedy's measurement (2 1/2 in from right and 7/8 in from bottom)  
Collector's mark:'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 351603' (?) at lower left verso (obscured by hinge)  
Misc inscriptions by others:'acc.no. 6158' at lower left verso (not an AIC receipt or accession number)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3710202  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.