Prints & Photography Auction

September 29October 04, 2018
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LOT 62

Lot 62

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)
Lot 62 Details
JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903), American

THE RAG GATHERERS, 1858 [KENNEDY, 23V]

Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper; signed and dated 1858 in the plate, centre right; the butterfly cipher on top of basket lower right, inscribed “The Rag Shop” in pencil to bottom margin
Plate 6 x 3.5 in — 15.2 x 8.9 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $540
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)
  • JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)
  • JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

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