24La Mère GérardNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 127 x 89 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 89 (sight) mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove card |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black (warm) |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | very slight texture below the figure |
| Print note: | very clear light impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (scraped off) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler.' and butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | ' "La Mère Gerard -', 'first state -' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of ca 1874 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9¹ [underlined]' at top left on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0110102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.