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The Riva

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1942.574
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Gift of Samuel \marx and Florence Schoenbom, 1942.  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Given to the Art Institute of Chicago by Samuel Marx and Florence Schoenbom, 1942.  

 

Paper size:207 x 297 mm  
Plate mark size:201 x 297 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'S. Wise & Co. 1825' [with 4 heart VICE in crossed bars before S...]  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with light plate tone.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:The faint indication of clouds in the sky is the only drypoint.  

 

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:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:The pencil butterfly dates from 1887/1890s.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1920304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.