226The Fish Shop, VeniceArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.65 State: 6/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38322). Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14311 |
| Paper size: | 136 x 224 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 224 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: | printed with plate tone on the water in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | Conscious use of foul biting or other tonal medium on masonry and in water? |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (to left of arch); butterfly (faint, in shutter on left) |
| 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: | Pencil butterfly dates from 1886/1887. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38322' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '[s?]2740' at lower centre verso; 'W188' at lower centre verso; 'b/b/-' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2180507 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.