199The RialtoHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30467 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 294 x 197 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 197 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | recto fine canvas-like texture |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone, darker lower left, here wiped in curves |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting across figures, parts of the facade; light foul bitten bubbles in lower right corner; slightly grainy effect |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 42 mm from left, 8 x 16 mm, pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A /1776' on verso bottom right corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '30467' verso below collector's mark; 'Rialto Venice' lower right; 'S' lower left corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2110215 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.