221The Two DoorwaysHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30465 State: 12/13 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 201 x 291/294 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 292 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct plate tone, generally even, darker in lower left corner |
| Note on foul biting: | elaborate use of pitting, granular tone, etching with acid-soaked scrim (?) and roulette |
| Print note: |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 32 mm from left, 3 x 11 mm; butterfly of 1887/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso between centre and right side: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '30465' on verso below collector's mark; '1742' on verso lower centre; '1773' at bottom right corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'VI 14' verso upper right; 'S/S/-' verso lower centre |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1930612 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.