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Justice Walk, Chelsea |  Freer Gallery of Art (1889.6) | |
| Number: | 441 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 166 x 242 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.275; M.270 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
TECHNIQUE
The main composition was etched, but drypoint was used for shadows on and around the woman in the central doorway and shadows in the interior.
PRINTING
There was only a small print-run of Justice Walk, Chelsea. The first state was printed in dark brown ink on thin ivory 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper (
). The second state was printed in brown (, ) or black ink () on ivory laid paper, with very light plate tone. All were trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.
). The second state was printed in brown (, ) or black ink () on ivory laid paper, with very light plate tone. All were trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.