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The Mill

Harris Schrank Fine Prints (2011)
Accession no: n/a
State: 2/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Harris Schrank Fine Prints  
Provenance:Probably sold by Whistler to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York; Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York; Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2006-2008. Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2010.  

 

Paper size:163 x 238 mm  
Plate mark size:160 x 238 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:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:clean wiped  
Note on foul biting:some texture at top left  
Print note:Burr visible on the figures, new drypoint still dark  

 

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:butterfly on verso in pencil.  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'1st. State / Wunderlich' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records  
ID:K4130104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.