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The Embroidered Curtain

Kupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Accession no: A 1902-6
State: 10/10

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photo: Herbert Boswank  
Provenance:Sold by Whistler to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden in 1901 on occasion of the International Art Exhibition.  

 

Paper size:240 x 160 mm  
Plate mark size:240 x 160 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid Oriental?  
Note on the paper:fibrous with coloured fibres visible on verso  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:narrow frame of tone around print  
Note on foul biting:fine pitting and light granular tone across figures, middle ground and water (here partly covered by the etched lines)  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:35 mm from left, 2 x 10 mm  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4100704  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.