454The Square House, AmsterdamPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 5/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | The Fine Art Society, London, 2007; bought by a private collector. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 173 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 173 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a fine impression |
| 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 |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '26104:11/ 07 FAS' (Fine Art Society) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 7' on verso [check] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K4040209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.