208Nocturne: FurnaceHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30928 State: 12/12 |
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| Paper size: | 175 x 231 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 170 x 231 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very fine laid lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | carefully wiped tone, with lighter areas in the doorway and window and their reflections, vertical wiping in water very effective. |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting left below butterfly, some foul biting in right corners |
| Print note: | some ink reticulation bottom right and right margin |
| 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: | 54 mm from left, 6 x 16mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233); pencil: '30928' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso lower left: 'D.5 UUO.20'; bottom 'Whistler Furnace Nocturne' and 'Furnace Nocturne' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130708 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.