Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 28, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1152
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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 |
(Massachusetts/England, 1834-1903)Liverdun (K.16, M.16, W.4), 1858, rare state II/III before additional lettering (Glascow 13), signed in plate upper right "Whistler", inscribed lower right "2", etching on laid paper with watermark, plate 4-1/4 x 6-1/8 in. sheet 6-1/8 x 7-3/4 in.; black frame, 6-1/2 x 8-1/4 in.Note: Frederick Keppel was a personal friend of Whistler's until their relationship cooled over various offenses. His son continued the business after Frederick Keppel's death in 1912 and moved the gallery to East 16th Street in New York. The label verso dates circa 1920.˜Literature:˜https://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/etchings/etching/?filename=K0160102Wedmore, Frederick.˜Whistler's Etchings: A Study and a Catalog. London: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co, 1899, pg 18, No. 4Kennedy, Edward G., and James McNeill Whistler.˜The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, No. 16References:˜ Anderson Galleries catalog:˜https://archive.org/stream/finemodernetchin00ande/finemodernetchin00ande_djvu.txt, Provenance: Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, No. 4387 (label verso); Sold by Anderson Galleries, New York, February 10, 1928, lot 106; Private Collection
˜laid down on card, plate mark evident, toning, light foxing; frame with abrasions
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