Sep 22, 2016 - Sale 2422

Sale 2422 - Lot 27

Price Realized: $ 1,950
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Eagle Wharf.

Etching printed in black on cream laid Japan paper, 1859. 138x213 mm; 5 1/2x8 3/8 inches, full margins. MacDonald's first state (of 2), before cancellation. Ex-collection Albert Henry Wiggin (Lugt 2820a, lower right recto). A brilliant, richly-inked and early impression with all the details distinct, with very strong contrasts, crisp plate edges and warm plate tone. Kennedy 41; Glasgow 50.