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JAMES A. M. WHISTLER The Traghetto, No. 2.
Etching printed in dark brown on warm, wove Japan paper, 1880. 240x303 mm; 9 1/2x12 inches, small margins. MacDonald's fifth state (of 9), before the additional work on the carafe and on the back of the man seated left of the table. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil, lower left. From Twelve Etchings. A superb, early impression with selective wiping and with all the fine lines printing clearly. Kennedy 191; MacDonald 233.
