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Lot 25
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James McNeill Whistler

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • James McNeill Whistler
  • Temple (K. 234)
  • etching
  • 100 by 153 mm 4 by 6 in
Etching, c. 1881, signed in pencil with a butterfly on the tab and inscribed 'imp', the verso inscribed '1st State' and 'No. 15', from Twenty-Six Etchings, on laid paper, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition. The verso with two small areas of discoloration (at upper edge and lower right corner), a small tear across the extreme lower right, skillfully repaired.
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