Oct 27, 2010 - Sale 2227

Sale 2227 - Lot 70

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
JAMES A. M. WHISTLER
Rotherhithe.

Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, 1860. 277x202 mm; 10 3/4x7 7/8 inches, small (full ?) margins. Third state (of 3), with the hull of the boat in the center fully shaded. Blauw watermark. A superb, richly-inked impression, with all the delicate lines in the sky printing clearly, with burr throughout and with strong contrasts overall.

In this final state, the composition is complete and Whistler has shaded the hull of the boat in the center between the two men. Kennedy 66.