May 08, 2018 - Sale 2477

Sale 2477 - Lot 251

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
J. Becquet, Sculptor.

Etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper, 1859. 256x190 mm; 10 1/8x7 1/2 inches, full margins. MacDonald's fifth state (of 6). Beehive watermark. A superb, early impression with the "X"-shaped mark upper left and before the additional work, with all the fine lines in the face distinct and with richly-inked burr. Kennedy 52; Glasgow 62.