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Bibi Valentin

Detroit Institute of Arts
Accession no: 46.167

Collection credit:Gift of Dr and Mrs George Kamperman.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by Dr and Mrs George Kamperman to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1946.  

 

Paper size:192 x 280 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 228 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Light, fairly even, slightly more pronounced towards edges, possibly more so towards left edge.  
Note on foul biting:Minor foul biting at corners and edges; very fine pitting all over, few concentrated patches in foreground; slight regular imprint visible at lower centre.  
Print note:Slightly mottled effect at left, probably from wiping.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'A 96359' on verso, lower left  
Misc inscriptions by others:'YC' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0500216  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.