171Free Trade WharfKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 108-1910 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Kunstsalon Emil Richter, Dresden; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1910, for 105 DM. |
| Paper size: | 177 x 261 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 186 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | bottom edge torn, others cut |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | unidentified watermark with capital letters |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct, generally even plate tone, darker in the shadows far right |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting/granular tone in wide areas of the water, centre of sky, at top right corner |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building] |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | not on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | - |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | not on recto |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1630519 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
