18The Unsafe TenementPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 2/4 |
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| Provenance: | Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935). Bought from Linda M. Papaharis, at auction, Christie's, New York, 26-27 March 1981 (lot 332A) by Julius L. and Anita Zelman. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 162 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' tan laid paper with dark flecks |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Rich plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Mostly in the foreground. |
| Print note: | According to Fine (1984), 'This is a particularly fine [impression] with unusually rich areas of plate tone.' |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 1298) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Remarkable impression of the plate after the standing woman was replaced by the pitchfork but before the sky was removed as in published state. S.H.' by Seymour Haden. |
| Source of information: | Exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984 |
| ID: | K0170211 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.