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James McNeill Whistler
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- James McNeill Whistler
- Fifty-seven defaced etchings and drypoints
- etchings and drypoint
- overall 394 by 256 mm 15 1/2 by 10 1/8 in
- each sheet 380 by 246 mm 15 by 9 3/4 in
The set of fifty-seven etchings and drypoints, from various dates, impressions from the cancelled plates, published by The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London, 1879, on laid paper, bound in the original boards (57 prints)
Condition
The sheets with margins, with time stain, scattered fox marks mainly in the margins (though more prevalent on 8 sheets), surface soiling and other minor defects. 11 prints have come unbound with creasing at disbound edge. The boards with soiling, staining, worn corners and separation at the hinges.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Most of the prints in this portfolio were etchings printed in exceptionally small editions or were never completed by the artist before being cancelled, and thus not included in Edward Kennedy's catalogue raisonné.