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Maud, Standing

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8471
State: 10/16

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10534  

 

Paper size:277 x 195 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 150 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint and white chalk  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:white chalk; white or grey wash down the back of the dress and each side of the bustle  
Print tone:overall tone, particularly at the right  
Note on foul biting:at left and right  
Print note:It looks rather untidy and overworked; her right arm is very faint  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:' "Maud"' on recto  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1140903  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.