James A.M. Whistler: Three Print Records Set Read more about James A.M. Whistler: Three Print Records Set Our September 2011 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings set three auction records for prints by important artists. Furthering our position as the leading auction house for works on paper by James A.M. Whistler was a new auction record of $90,000 for Upright Venice, etching, circa 1879-80, which shattered the previous record of $16,250 for this image. In October 2010, Swann established the record price for any Whistler print at auction with another etching of Venice, Nocturne, 1879-80, which brought $282,000. Also setting new records were Edward Hopper’s Portrait of Walter Tittle (The Illustrator), etching, 1918, which likely hadn’t appeared at auction in the last 25 years. Hopper and Tittle were neighbors at 3 Washington Square and supported each other in their early years. The print has a handwritten inscription to illustrator Arthur Hosking, and was passed down through his family. It sold for $48,000. Pablo Picasso’s Portrait de Jacqueline au bandeau accoudée, color linoleum cut, 1962 also achieved a record price, selling for $72,000. Share Facebook Twitter September 28, 2011Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Tags: 19th and 20th century prints and drawings Edward Hopper James A. M. Whistler Pablo Picasso Todd Weyman Previous Robert Scott Duncanson’s East Coast Debut Next Atelier 17: Europe and the Early Years Recommended Posts New Auction Record for Frederick Douglass Autograph Set in Winter 2021 Sale of Fine Books & Autographs Fine Books & Manuscripts March 2, 2021 A Look Inside the Catalogue: Old Master Through Modern Prints Prints & Drawings September 15, 2018 The Armory Show at 100: America’s Introduction to Modern Art 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings January 28, 2013