437Sunflowers, Marché St Germain, ParisNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1972.39.1 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks for Miss R. Birnie Philip; Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 35460?). Bought by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund in 1972. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-26093 |
| Paper size: | 279 x 350 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 217 x 236 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' paper with a greenish cast |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / FF (Chicago watermark 284) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone, rather mottled (from dust or lint?) giving a soft, blurred texture |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks. |
| Print note: | An impression printed by Sparks. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1801' (according to Mansfield) above woman and child at right; 'MAISON / AUSTRUY' (?) on board between doors |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks- / [device] / Imp-' at centre on the verso |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.35460' (5 unclear) at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '178' (in a circle) at lower right on the verso; 'K.422 / Sunflowers, / Rue des / Beaux / Arts.' at lower right on the recto by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4220104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.