214San GiorgioArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.58 State: 4/5 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Stanley Field |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 15237). Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14034 (RX 1117 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 218 x 308 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 308 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| 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: | printed with some plate tone at lower and centre left. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Many lines appear imperfectly etched or just partially inked. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 about 1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 15237' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler / San Giorgio' and 'K200 II/IV' at lower left and lower center |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2010308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
