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The Dam Wood | ||
Number: | 133 | |
Date: | 1874/1875 | |
Medium: | drypoint | |
Size: | 177 x 113 mm | |
Signed: | butterfly at right (3-final) | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 4 | |
Known impressions: | 11 | |
Catalogues: | K.145; M.143; W.120 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (11) |
TECHNIQUE
This is entirely drypoint, although the needle has tripped at times when drawing long lines, creating a roulette-like effect.
PRINTING
One impression of the first state was printed in black ink on ivory laid paper with an Arms of Amsterdam watermark (
), and another on cream Japan (
) paper. A second state in black ink is on an unevenly cut sheet of ivory laid paper with 'Pro Patria' watermark, possibly from a book (
), and others also on laid paper (
,
). The third state was printed in dark brown ink on a sheet of ivory laid paper, possibly with a 'V' or 'IV' countermark, which was definitely taken from a book, with the binding holes visible along the left edge (
). The final state, like the first, is on Arms of Amsterdam paper (
). Most were printed with a broad margin but two (a second and a fourth state) were trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly on the tab by Whistler years later, presumably for sale (
,
).








