The DESSINART COLLECTION
Description
Title
Anthill
Attribution
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin
Medium
Etching, with soft-ground etching and roulette, on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: L.21.1cm. W.13.5 cm. Plate: L. 16,70 cm. | W. 23,00 cm.
Inscriptions
Etched signature and date within the plate, lower left: “Шишкинъ 85”.
Documentation
Provenance
Exhibition
Literature
First published in the album Etchings by I. I. Shishkin, 1885–1886, St. Petersburg, 1886; later included in 60 Etchings by I. I. Shishkin, St. Petersburg, 1894, no. 49, titled Муравейник (Anthill). （Впервые опубликовано в альбоме Офорты И. И. Шишкина 1885–1886 гг., Санкт-Петербург, 1886; позднее вошло в альбом 60 офортов И. И. Шишкина, Санкт-Петербург, 1894, № 49, под названием Муравейник.0
Digital Archives
Technical Imaging
Visible Light
Visible Light imaging records the artwork under normal white light, corresponding to what the human eye can see. It is used to document the current visual appearance of the object, including colour, surface condition, losses, cracks, retouching, inscriptions, and other visible details.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet examination uses UV radiation to observe fluorescence on the surface of an artwork. It is commonly used to identify varnish layers, later retouching, restorations, overpaint, adhesives, and certain surface materials that may fluoresce differently from the original paint or support.
Infrared
Infrared imaging uses infrared radiation to penetrate certain paint layers and reveal features not visible in normal light. It is often used to study underdrawings, compositional changes, hidden inscriptions, earlier restorations, or carbon-based drawing materials beneath the surface.
X-Radiography
X-Radiography uses X-rays to examine the internal structure of an artwork. It can reveal the construction of the support, canvas weave, panel joins, nails, damages, previous repairs, dense pigments, hidden compositions, and changes made during the painting process.