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Lot 41
  • 41

James McNeill Whistler

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • James McNeill Whistler
  • The Riva, No. 2 (Kennedy 206)
  • etching
  • 208 by 301 mm 8 1/2 by 11 7/8 in
Etching, 1879-80, a fine, warm impression of the first state (of two), signed in pencil on the tab and inscribed 'imp', from Twenty-six Etchings, on laid paper, published by Dowdeswell & Dowdeswell, Publishers, Etc., London

Condition

The print is in good condition, apart from several inconspicuous tiny losses, skillfully repaired and predominantly visible from the verso.
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