May 04, 2006 - Sale 2078

Sale 2078 - Lot 298

Price Realized: $ 3,910
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Reading in Bed.

Etching on thin laid Japan paper, circa 1858. 120x80 mm; 4 3/4x3 1/8 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Second state (of 2). A very good impression with crisp, inky plate edges and warm plate tone.

A very scarce print. We have found only 3 other impressions at auction in the past 20 years. Kennedy 28.