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Lot 21
  • 21

James McNeill Whistler

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • James McNeill Whistler
  • The Little Lagoon (K. 186)
  • etching
  • 225 by 150 mm 8 7/8 by 5 7/8 in
Etching, 1879-80, the second (final) state, printed with a veil of atmospheric tone in the water, signed in pencil with the butterfly on the tab and inscribed 'imp', from the First Venice Set, on laid paper, published by The Fine Art Society, London, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition, apart from two fox marks in lower portion of the image.
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