437Sunflowers, Marché St Germain, ParisColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.430 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT.; Harris Whittemore Jr. Trust, Christie’s, 9-10 May 1995 (lot 214); Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 055.2004 |
| Paper size: | 222 x 279 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 222 x 279 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thinnest transparent |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | brown ink drawing, mostly on the top half of the print |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The ink of the drawing goes through the paper. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '801' or 'BOIS…' (?) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | '2nd proof' and butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '2nd proof' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 48-60 mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (Mansfield, L. 1342) on verso of tab; 'HW' (Whittemore, L. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4220106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.