202The BalconyPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 14/19 | ![]() |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Private Collection – courtesy of the Fine Art Society |
Provenance: | The Fine Art Society, London; Private Collector. |
Paper size: | |
Plate mark size: | |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | n/a |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light tone at the top and dark on the water, carefully wiped with vertical strokes to suggest reflections. |
Note on foul biting: | some spots |
Print note: | fine impression with rich shadows in the door and soft tone. |
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: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | n/a |
Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
Source of information: | Owner's records |
ID: | K2070811 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.