Nov 02, 2023 - Sale 2651

Sale 2651 - Lot 138

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

Etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on antique cream laid paper, 1879-80. 298x203 mm; 11 3/4x8 inches, wide margins. MacDonald's fifth state (of 19), before the changes to the woman's hair and neck in the doorway. Edition of approximately 56 in all states combined. From Twenty-Six Etchings. A very good impression of this extremely scarce, early proof with warm plate tone. Kennedy 207; Glasgow 202.