222NocturneUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.372 State: 9 e/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq (1818-1882), Paris; his family; sold at auction, Paris, 17-18 April 1905, for 5100 francs. M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1906; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 211 x 298 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 294 mm |
| Note on size: | very narrow margins around the plate mark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | mfm: Richly wiped 'sunset' effect in the sky,with slightly radiating wiping, and deep colour in the water, with a lighter horizon. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Warm black ink; parallel areas of 'picking', particularly noticeable in the tone at lower right. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1880/1881. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'HLS' monogram stamp (Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq, Lugt 1336) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 11' at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840409 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.