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James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- James McNeill Whistler
- Interior of a Cafe
- pencil on paper laid down on board
- 4 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.
- 12.1 by 19.1 cm.
- Executed circa 1858
Provenance
Walter Dowdeswell, London
Maggs Brothers, London, until 1937
Steven Juvelis, Lynn, Massachusetts, until 1962
(Sale: Christie's, London, June 22, 1962, lot 13, as Soupe à Trois Sous)
P.& D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., until1967
Edward Seago, until 1974
Peter Seymour, Norfolk, England, inherited from the above, until 1987
(Sale: Sotheby's, London, May 13, 1987, lot 85)
Private Collection, London
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York
(Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 23, 1993, lot 123)
Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Maggs Brothers, London, until 1937
Steven Juvelis, Lynn, Massachusetts, until 1962
(Sale: Christie's, London, June 22, 1962, lot 13, as Soupe à Trois Sous)
P.& D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., until1967
Edward Seago, until 1974
Peter Seymour, Norfolk, England, inherited from the above, until 1987
(Sale: Sotheby's, London, May 13, 1987, lot 85)
Private Collection, London
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York
(Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 23, 1993, lot 123)
Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1995, p. 76, no. 243, illustrated
Condition
in good condition, generally; a few scattered smudges, light stains; a faint fingerprint at upper right right; a few soft, whitish spots on sheet surface at left (perhaps old repairs?)
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.