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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
Upright Venice
.
Etching printed in dark brownish black on cream wove Japan paper, circa 1879-80. 256x179
mm; 10
1
/
8
x7 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s seventh state (of 8), with the figure of the
gondolier on the gondola stern still partially visible.
FromTwenty-Six Etchings
. A brilliant, crisp,
early impression, with the multitude of delicate vertical scratches from wiping and every
detail distinct and with sharp, inky plate edges. Kennedy 205; Glasgow 232.
[10,000/15,000]
