Etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on thin, cream laid paper, 1879-80. 152x231 mm; 6x9 inches. MacDonald's sixth state (of 6), with the fisherman's head and figure shaded. Edition of approximately only 30. A selected proof, with Whistler's inscription in pencil, verso. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil on the tab lower left, and counter signed with the butterfly and inscribed "gorgeous" in pencil verso. From Twenty-Six Etchings. A brilliant impression, with the wiping patterns visible in the water, and with abundant burr and all the fine lines distinct. Kennedy 208; Glasgow 198.
