The Bucking Horse, Wild West |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46919) | |
| Number: | 295 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 84 x 185 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 3 | |
| Known impressions: | 8 | |
| Catalogues: | K.315; M.309 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (8) | ||
TECHNIQUE
The plate for The Bucking Horse, Wild West was etched, with just a few drypoint touches added on and below the figures at lower right.
PRINTING
The first proof was printed in black ink on cream laid paper (
), and another in black ink on a sheet of cream laid paper taken from a book, with the binding holes visible along the left edge (). Although most are trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly and 'imp.' on the tab to show that Whistler had printed them, one - the last mentioned - is signed in this manner but not trimmed (). Several impressions are in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper (i.e. , , , ).
), and another in black ink on a sheet of cream laid paper taken from a book, with the binding holes visible along the left edge (). Although most are trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly and 'imp.' on the tab to show that Whistler had printed them, one - the last mentioned - is signed in this manner but not trimmed (). Several impressions are in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper (i.e. , , , ).