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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
Old Hungerford Bridge
.
Etching printed in black on cream wove paper, 1861. 139x208 mm; 5
1
/
2
x8
1
/
4
inches, full
margins. MacDonald’s second state (of 4). Signed with the butterfly in pencil, lower right.
A brilliant, early, richly-inked impression with very strong contrasts and warm plate tone.
With—
Billingsgate
, etching printed in black on cream wove paper, 1859. 152x226 mm;
6x8
7
/
8
inches, full margins. MacDonald’s ninth state (of 9), before cancellation. Kennedy
76 and 47; Glasgow 76 and 51.
[3,000/5,000]
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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
Limehouse
.
Etching printed in dark, brownish black on cream laid paper, 1859. 126x200 mm; 5x7
7
/
8
inches, full margins. MacDonald’s fourth or fifth state (of 6), with the drypoint lines on
the clouds in the sky between and above the tall masts.A superb, richly-inked impression,
with all of the fine lines distinct and with warm plate tone. Kennedy 40; Glasgow 48.
[2,000/3,000]
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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
Hurlingham
.
Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, 1879. 135x199 mm; 5
1
/
4
x7
7
/
8
inches, full
margins. MacDonald’s fourth state (of 4), with the delicate horizontal shading on the
second house from the left.A very good, well-inked impression with strong contrasts and
no sign of wear. Kennedy 181; Glasgow 184.
[1,500/2,500]
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