452The Steps, AmsterdamNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8639 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 60040). Theodore de Witt, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10703 |
| Paper size: | 243 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 162 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | Thin paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone over the lower sixth of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; patches along the left and right edges, particularly at the lower corners |
| Print note: | This appears to be pure etching |
| 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: | butterfly at lower left on the backboard |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To / George Henschel- ' at lower left on the backboard |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab at 33 to 44 mm from left; height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1889/1890 |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 60040' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '- / ll / reversed c u' (not completely legible) at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4030305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.