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JAMES A. M. WHISTLER The Wine Glass.
Etching on cream laid paper, 1859. 83x55 mm; 3 1/4x2 1/8 inches, full margins. MacDonald's second state (of 2). A superb, evenly-printed impression of this very scarce, early etching with all the fine lines distinct.
This still-life study, an anamoly in Whistler's etched oeuvre, was made shortly after his return to London from Paris after the completion of the "French Set" (see lots 15, 17, 18, 22 and 26). Whistler and his brother-in-law, Francis Seymour Haden, worked closely for several months during this time at the latter's house on Sloane Street, where Haden had installed his own etching press. At this time, both artist's etched intimate, interior scenes depicting members of their family, such as The Music Room which also dates from 1859 (see lot 21). Kennedy 27; Glasgow 38.
