Swann Galleries - 19th & 20th Century Prints - Sale 2429: Part III, November 3, 2016

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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER

Rotherhithe

Etching and drypoint on antique, cream laid paper, 1860. 275x195 mm; 10

inches,

full margins. MacDonald’s sixth state (of 6), with the drypoint lines across the chest and

pipe of the man smoking at left. Gryphon with the letters PD watermark. A brilliant,

richly-inked impression with velvety burr, the multitude of delicate lines in the sky all

distinct and with very strong contrasts. Kennedy 66; Glasgow 70.

[7,000/10,000]