437Sunflowers, Marché St Germain, ParisHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49908 State: 2/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 254 x 321 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 219 x 280 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost buff; it has prominent horizontal laid lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The plate tone is slightly darker towards the edges. There is a mottled effect to the printing in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor pitting throughout. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '801' or 'BOIS…' [?]; right: 'ATELIER [?]'; middle: '[?]SON / & SON / [?]STRIS' ?; left: 'SCANT[?]' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks / [device] / Imp -' at centre on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2' on recto, at lower right, below platemark; 'K.422. Sunflowers: Rue des Beaux Arts' on recto, at lower left by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4220103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.