ID 967689
Lot 142 | A signed engraving used in Leaves of Grass
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
Walt Whitman, c.1855
WHITMAN, Walt (1819-1892). Engraving signed ("Walt Whitman"), no place, c.1855.
Signed in blue pencil and dated 1855, 255 x 164mm (mat burn, toned with mounting remnants on verso).
A beautifully signed engraving from the frontispiece of Leaves of Grass. The engraving, depicting a youthful Whitman in early middle age, is based on a now-lost daguerreotype by Gabriel Harrison and appeared opposite the full title page of his privately-printed 1855 first edition.
| Artist: | Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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