Coming in our December 8 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books is Thomas Shotter Boys’s magnum opus, Original Views of London As It Is. The…
L’Estampe Originale, a series of nine print albums published by André Marty from 1893-95, represented the zenith of the print trade in the late 19th century. Publishers and dealers used…
Lot 290 in Swann’s April 29 auction is Smillie’s The Rocky Mountains (Lander’s Peak), set of 12 engravings after Albert Bierstadt, progressive proofs, 1865-66. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. This Spring, Swann…
Swann’s September 20 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings features several scarce works by James A.M. Whistler, including The Boy (Charlie Hanson), a drypoint from 1875-76 that…
More than 120 years ago, 1887 marked the 50th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria. James Whistler, then president of the Royal Society of British Artists, was invited to…
Wednesday’s Old Master Through Modern Prints sale, paired with yesterday’s Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School sale, brought nearly $3,000,000, and set print records for several major…
Our October 27th and 28th two-part print sale, which began with Whistler and His Influence on Wednesday, set records. James A. M. Whistler’s Nocturne became the most expensive Whistler print ever…
James A. M. Whistler‘s work in lithography dates from three distinct periods of his career. His two earliest lithographs, from 1855, were made in the U.S. just prior to his…
When James A.M. Whistler moved from Paris to London in May 1859, the city became his adopted home for the rest of his life. The scenery along the Thames was…
