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Railway-Station, Voves

Impression: Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
(1924.662)
Number: 387
Date: 1888
Medium: etching and drypoint
Size: 130 x 220 mm
Signed: butterfly at lower right (2)
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 2
Known impressions: 6
Catalogues: K.371; M.371
Impressions taken from this plate  (6)

TECHNIQUE

Railway Station, Voves is pure etching except for the faint drypoint butterfly. The subject was drawn - except for the long lines of the railway and fence - with short, wriggly and zigzag lines, dots, curves and dashes.

PRINTING

The first proof was printed in black ink on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper (), the second in black on ivory laid () and the third, in black on ivory laid paper with the watermark of an Eagle with Basel Crozier (). Other impressions were printed in black ink on cream laid paper () and buff paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark (). All were printed with pale tone, and were trimmed to the platemark and signed on a tab with Whistler's butterfly and 'imp.' to show that he had printed them.