416Doorway, Stables - LochesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.641 State: 2/2 |
Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
Additional acq. no: | R 3215 |
Paper size: | 216 x 81 mm |
Plate mark size: | 148 x 81 mm |
Note on size: | The sheet is only trimmed to the platemark at left, right and top |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | printed with some very light plate tone |
Note on foul biting: | The foul biting on the figure in the doorway and masonry around the door produce effective shading and texture; foul biting on the balcony at left appears to be made by fingerprints. |
Print note: | a fine impression, with interesting flecking creating texture, and very delicate drypoint on the heads in the doorway. |
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: | butterfly and 'imp.' |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'BL' in graphite pencil on verso (Bryan Lathrop) |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '140' at lower left verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K3770202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.