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Balcony, Amsterdam

Private collection
Accession no: -

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York; bought by the Fine Art Society, London; bought by the present owner.  

 

Paper size:271 x 166 mm  
Plate mark size:269 x 166 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:umber brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:slightly rubbed down in the shadows; lovely clear 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:n/a  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:1890 butterfly, 35-47mm from left  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K4050316  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.