Lot 52
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)
Nocturne Palaces
Sale 2105 - American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
Dec 8, 2024
2:00PM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$40,000 -
60,000
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$57,150
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Lot Description
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)
Nocturne Palaces
etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on ivory laid paper
circa 1879-80. Edition of approximately 54, in all states combined. Signed with butterfly monogram and inscribed imp on the tab. MacDonald's twelfth state (of 12), with the butterfly in the plate, lower left. A beautiful, atmospheric impression of this extremely scarce, important etching, with all the details distinct and richly-inked.
[Kennedy 202; Glasgow 200]
[Kennedy 202; Glasgow 200]
sheet: 11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Private Collection, New Jersey.
Provenance:
The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Collection of Mr. Samuel Emlen Stokes and Mrs. Lydia Pratt Babbott Stokes and, New Jersey.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
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