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Balcony, Amsterdam

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.314
State: 3/4

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art, Maine  
Provenance:Col. Frank J. Hecker; Louis Hecker Fletcher (according to Boerner). C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:009.2002  

 

Paper size:274 x 170 mm  
Plate mark size:270 x 170 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:browned paper  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Arms of Amsterdam  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:rich, rough tone, particularly in water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A fine atmospheric impression; the cross-hatching in the door is slightly rubbed down.  

 

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:'6' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 30-42 from left; pencil butterfly dates from 1889/1890s.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4050207  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.