Artist: James A. M. Whistler (American, 1834 - 1903). Title: "The Punt". Medium: Original etching & drypoint. Date: Composed 1861. Dimensions: Overall size: 6 1/16 x 8 5/16 in. (154 x 211 mm). Image size: 4 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (121 x 168 mm). Pricing: Starting Price: $400 Reserve Price: N.A. Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800 Lot Note(s): Signed in the plate, lower left. MacDonald's fourth state of six (IV/VI) with the partial removal of the signature and date in the plate, lower left, and with the engraved inscription included. Cream wove paper. Ample margins. A very good, well inked impression. Good condition; two tears in the margins, extending to the platemark but not into the image; mat burn; scattered foxing. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Kennedy 85; Glasgow 82. Provenance: Swann Auction Galleries, New York City. Comment(s): Printed by Day & Son, London. Published by the Junior Etching Club, London. [30080-1-400-NA] |