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The Dance House: Nocturne

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.388
State: 6/6

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich, New York. George W. Vanderbilt, Biltmore. Paul Walter, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 3 November 2006, lot 57; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:025.2006  

 

Paper size:273 x 167 mm  
Plate mark size:273 x 167 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:?  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'LT'  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:wiped a bit more cleanly than 018.2006  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:ink colour lighter than 018.2006  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:'[to] Wunderlich' / [butterfly] on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:27-39 mm from left  

 

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:K4080111  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.