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Theatre, Loches |  Art Institute of Chicago (1934.621) | |
| Number: | 418 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 101 x 68 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper centre | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 3 | |
| Catalogues: | K.387; M.388 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (3) | ||
PUBLICATION
It was never published.
EXHIBITIONS
Theatre, Loches was first exhibited by H. Wunderlich & Co. in New York in 1898. An impression - possibly this one - was lent by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916) to the exhibition organised by the Caxton Club in Chicago in 1900 (
). 5
). 5
5: Chicago 1900 (cat. no. 315). See REFERENCES : EXHIBITIONS.
Impressions also appeared in the Memorial Exhibitions after Whistler's death, at the comprehensive Grolier Club exhibition in New York in 1904 and in London in 1905. 6
6: New York 1904a (cat. no. 375); London Mem. 1905 (cat. no. 337).
SALES & COLLECTORS
Whistler sold a 'first state', priced at £5.5.0 and numbered '4' in a group of 14 etchings sold to the Fine Art Society, London, on 27 March 1889. 7 This was eventually acquired by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), and has Whistler's inscription '1st State.' and the number '4' neatly written on the verso ().
Whistler later sold two to H. Wunderlich & Co. of New York for £3.3.0 each on 6 April 1891. 8 In May 1891, Wunderlich's sold the first of these to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) (). The other may have been the impression bought by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), who certainly had one by 1900 ().
). Whistler later sold two to H. Wunderlich & Co. of New York for £3.3.0 each on 6 April 1891. 8 In May 1891, Wunderlich's sold the first of these to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) (
). The other may have been the impression bought by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), who certainly had one by 1900 ().