182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30450 State: 3/3 |
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| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 215 x 333 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | solid, even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | very slight and loose pitting in foreground |
| Print note: | vertical drypoint lines in sky at far left; poss. retroussage in boat in foreground and several other darker areas |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - on buildings |
| 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: | brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) on centre verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '1532' on verso lower right corner; '30450' on verso below collector's mark; illegible erased number. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The "Adam + Eve", Chelsea' recto lower right corner; 'Adam & Eve' verso pencil lower right corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750228 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.