ID 1303468
Lot 83 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
Nocturne, from First Venice Set
etching and drypoint in dark brown
1879-1880
on laid paper, partial Crown and Fleur-de-Lys watermark
Glasgow's ninth, final state
richly tonal, selectively wiped
signed with the artist's butterfly and inscribed 'imp' in pencil on the tab
from the edition of 100
published by The Fine Art Society, London, 1880
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ½ in. (200 x 292 mm.)
Provenance
Charles C. Cunningham, Jr. (b. 1934), Boston (Lugt 4684)
With The Fine Art Society, London.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 2009; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Glasgow 222 (this impression cited); Kennedy 184
| Artist: | James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Artist: | James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Art style: | Modern art |
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