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JAMES A. M. WHISTLER The Two Doorways.
Etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on antique cream laid paper, 1879-80. 200x292 mm; 8x11 5/8 inches, full margins. MacDonald's twelfth state (of 13), before the reworking of the hair and facial features of the girl standing at right in the doorway. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp." in pencil on the tab, lower left. From Twelve Etchings. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with selective swiping, strong contrasts and crisp plate edges. Kennedy 193; Glasgow 221.
