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The Dam Wood |  Freer Gallery of Art (1906.106) | |
| Number: | 133 | |
| Date: | 1874/1875 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 177 x 113 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at right (3-final) | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 4 | |
| Known impressions: | 11 | |
| Catalogues: | K.145; M.143; W.120 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (11) | ||
TECHNIQUE
This is entirely drypoint, although the needle has tripped at times when drawing long lines, creating a roulette-like effect.
PRINTING
One impression of the first state was printed in black ink on ivory laid paper with an Arms of Amsterdam watermark (
), and another on cream Japan () paper. A second state in black ink is on an unevenly cut sheet of ivory laid paper with 'Pro Patria' watermark, possibly from a book (), and others also on laid paper (, ). The third state was printed in dark brown ink on a sheet of ivory laid paper, possibly with a 'V' or 'IV' countermark, which was definitely taken from a book, with the binding holes visible along the left edge (). The final state, like the first, is on Arms of Amsterdam paper (). Most were printed with a broad margin but two (a second and a fourth state) were trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly on the tab by Whistler years later, presumably for sale (, ).
), and another on cream Japan () paper. A second state in black ink is on an unevenly cut sheet of ivory laid paper with 'Pro Patria' watermark, possibly from a book (), and others also on laid paper (, ). The third state was printed in dark brown ink on a sheet of ivory laid paper, possibly with a 'V' or 'IV' countermark, which was definitely taken from a book, with the binding holes visible along the left edge (). The final state, like the first, is on Arms of Amsterdam paper (). Most were printed with a broad margin but two (a second and a fourth state) were trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly on the tab by Whistler years later, presumably for sale (, ).