Sep 23, 2014 - Sale 2357

Sale 2357 - Lot 43

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Rotherhithe.

Etching and drypoint on antique, cream laid paper, 1860. 275x195 mm; 10 7/8x7 3/4 inches, wide (full ?) margins. MacDonald's sixth state (of 6), with the drypoint lines across the chest and pipe of the man smoking at left. Beehive watermark. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with velvety burr, the multitude of delicate lines in the sky all distinct and with strong contrasts. Kennedy 66; Glasgow 70.