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Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER Rotherhithe.
Etching and drypoint in black on antique, cream laid paper, 1860. 275x200 mm; 10 3/4x7 3/4 inches, wide margins. MacDonald's first state (of 6), with only the faintest corrosion visible in the sky at upper right and before the completion of the boat hull between the two seated men. A brilliant, richly-inked and early impression with velvety burr, with very strong contrasts and with all the delicate lines in the sky distinct.
Though according to MacDonald, "An important etching--a landmark in Whistler's career--and over 100 impressions are recorded," there are few early state impressions, such as the current lot, before the completion of the boat lower center. She cites one other second state, pencil signed impression like this impression, which is now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Kennedy 66; Glasgow 70.
