Apr 25, 2012 - Sale 2277

Sale 2277 - Lot 229

Price Realized: $ 5,520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Bibi Lalouette.

Etching and drypoint printed in black on thin, cream laid Japan paper, 1859. 230x153 mm; 9x6 inches, full margins. MacDonald's second state (of 3), before the hooked scratch across the front of the blouse. A brilliant impression with warm plate tone, with crisp, partially inky plate edges and strong contrasts. Kennedy 51.