450The PierrotHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30470 State: 7/8 |
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| Paper size: | 230 x 159 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 159 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'laid' lines hardly visible under criss-cross fibres |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting at lower margin; pitting near right margin; some faint pitting in water |
| Print note: | 30 mm long vertical crease at lower right, showing as fine white line |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 34 mm from left, 3 x 11 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) (twice on verso lower left |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '961' on verso at lower right; '1779' lower centre; '30470' on verso in centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Le Pierrot' on verso at lower centre; upper right, 'Le Pierrot / Amsterdam': upper right corner, 'VI 13'; '15/15/-' lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4070411 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.