450The PierrotPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 7/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project |
| Provenance: | Hirschl and Adler, New York. J. Boon, Holland; Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; bought by a private collector. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 160 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | - |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | light brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone [check] |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | yellowy effect of the light brown ink on the ivory paper |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 27981' [check] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K4070410 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.