Sep 19, 2017 - Sale 2454

Sale 2454 - Lot 27

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Fish Shop, Chelsea.

Etching and drypoint, 1886. 141x218 mm; 5 1/2x8 1/2 inches, full margins. MacDonald's first state (of 2), before the shading of the figure behind the counter with drypoint lines. Edition of approximately only 22 in both states combined. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" on the tab, lower left. A superb impression with rich plate tone. Kennedy 264; Glasgow 267.