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The Piano

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8475
State: 7/7

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow, probably before 1902. Knoedler & Co., New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10538  

 

Paper size:234 x 155 mm  
Plate mark size:232 x 155 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Light overall tone, more on the shadows at right, with some bare blips to right of the skirt.  
Note on foul biting:A few small flecks and dots at right.  
Print note:A strong impression in warm black ink, with burr on the skirt and dress; this is the impression of the sixth state reproduced by Kennedy.  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 39-59 from left, butterfly of 1885/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:stamps on verso, 'B.M.' (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394)); 'HHB' (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 1298), and 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c); 'HHB' also in pencil on verso of tab  
Dealers' stock nos:'mk 30665' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1410602  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.