225Fruit StallColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 015.2007 State: 3/21 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | C. W. Dowdeswell, London [per Kennedy]. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35178). Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago., Jr. Artemis/Boerner, London and New York; Dr George S. van Houten, Netherlands; sale Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007 (lot 50); Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York; C. G. Boerner, New York, 2007; Peter and Paula Lunder; given to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | fragment of Strasbourg Lily over initials [EJF?] - see watermark on 025.2007 (K. 195vi) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable tone, especially in water (see Kennedy) |
| Note on foul biting: | some texture |
| Print note: | this impression reproduced in Kennedy; slightly uneven burnishing and cleaning of plate; effective wiping of rich tone in the water with some paper showing |
| 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 31-49mm from left, pencil butterfly of 2885/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'CC' (Cunningham, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 35178', 'B534' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'B. 534 / Mn'; '1st state' on verso (?) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2000304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.