Premier Auction
Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 694
James Abbot McNeill Whistler
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American/England, 1834-1903)
The Wine Glass (K. 27, G. 38 ), 1859, state II/II, signed in plate lower left "Whistler", etching on cream wove paper, plate 3-1/4 x 2-1/8 in., sheet 5-1/2 x 4-3/4 in.; silver gilt frame, 9-5/8 x 8-1/8 in.
Provenance: Estate of Elizabeth Radeker Robertson, Highlands, North Carolina
Note: This fine and rare etching is the only still life represented in Whistler's etched oeuvre. This etching was pulled at the home of Whistler's brother-in-law, Francis Seymour Haden.
Literature: E. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler, New York, 1910, fig. 27ii;
M. MacDonald, G. Petri, M. Hausberg, and J. Meacock, James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonn‚, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 2012, fig. 38ii
Condition
impression well inked with vertical etched lines appearing from top to the silver tray, hinged in, handling grime in margins, inscribed in pencil lower right "4", some stains in top margin; frame with abrasions
