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Little Market Place, Tours |  Art Institute of Chicago (1934.586) | |
| Number: | 389 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 128 x 178 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 5 | |
| Catalogues: | K.375; M.375 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (5) | ||
PUBLICATION
Little Market Place, Tours was not published, but it is closely related to the etchings in the 'Renaissance Set'.
EXHIBITIONS
It was first exhibited by H. Wunderlich & Co. in New York in 1898. One impression was lent by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) to the exhibition organised by the Caxton Club in Chicago in 1900 (
). 8
Impressions also appeared in the Memorial Exhibitions after Whistler's death, in the Grolier Club, New York and - lent by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) () - in Boston in 1904, and finally in London in 1905. 9
). 8
Impressions also appeared in the Memorial Exhibitions after Whistler's death, in the Grolier Club, New York and - lent by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938) (
) - in Boston in 1904, and finally in London in 1905. 9
8: Chicago 1900 (cat. no. 302); see REFERENCES: EXHIBITIONS.
9: New York 1904a (cat. no. 361); Boston 1904 (cat. no. 217); London Mem. 1905 (cat. no. 324).
SALES & COLLECTORS
The first sale was on 27 March 1889 when Whistler sold an impression to the Fine Art Society, London, for £6.6.0. 10
On 20 July 1889 he sold several etchings to Roland F. Knoedler (1856-1932) including 'Market Place - Tours' at £8.8.0 and 'Little Market Place - Tours' at £6.6.0. In the list of etchings, they are numbered '7' and '8' respectively. 11 One impression, bought by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), and later by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), is marked '(No 7)' on the verso (); this may be a coincidence, it might reflect some indecision about whether the scene was Loches or Tours, or it might have come from some other numbered list of etchings.
On 20 July 1889 he sold several etchings to Roland F. Knoedler (1856-1932) including 'Market Place - Tours' at £8.8.0 and 'Little Market Place - Tours' at £6.6.0. In the list of etchings, they are numbered '7' and '8' respectively. 11 One impression, bought by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), and later by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), is marked '(No 7)' on the verso (
); this may be a coincidence, it might reflect some indecision about whether the scene was Loches or Tours, or it might have come from some other numbered list of etchings. Wunderlich's in New York also had an impression in 1902 (). 12 This impression is now in Colby College, Maine. An impression owned by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) by 1900 went to the Art Institute of Chicago. (). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911) owned another (), probably bought from Wunderlich's, which was later bought by the Library of Congress.
). 12 This impression is now in Colby College, Maine. An impression owned by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) by 1900 went to the Art Institute of Chicago. (). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911) owned another (), probably bought from Wunderlich's, which was later bought by the Library of Congress. 12: Stock number 'a 35756' on verso.