Swann Galleries - Old Master Through Modern Prints - Sale 2412, Part II - April 28, 2016

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344 ● JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
The Doorway .
Etching, drypoint and roulette printed in dark, brownish black on antique cream laid
paper, 1879-80. 295x204 mm; 11 5/8x8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s ninth state (of
20). Edition of approximately 65. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed “imp” in pencil
on the tab, lower left. From Twelve Etchings . A superb, richly-inked impression of this
important etching with selective wiping. Kennedy 188; Glasgow 193.
[40,000/60,000]