452The Steps, AmsterdamPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 5/5 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2006; sold to C. G. Boerner, New York, 2007; bought by the present owner, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 239 x 164 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 243 x 164 mm |
| Note on size: | slightly ragged edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone, more in water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine impression with soft rubbed down shadows |
| 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. 3 -' and '3. March. 7.' on verso (March is not clear) |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tiny pencil butterfly of ca 1890, tab 35-45 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The date on the verso implies that this was the third impression printed on 7 March 1890. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K4030403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.