Penny Passengers, Limehouse
Details
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Penny Passengers, Limehouse
etching and drypoint, 1860, on laid paper, without watermark, signed on the tab with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, a good impression of Glasgow's second, final state, printing with a light plate tone, trimmed on the platemark (as issued), in very good condition
P., S. 82 x 207 mm.
Penny Passengers, Limehouse
etching and drypoint, 1860, on laid paper, without watermark, signed on the tab with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, a good impression of Glasgow's second, final state, printing with a light plate tone, trimmed on the platemark (as issued), in very good condition
P., S. 82 x 207 mm.
Provenance
Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin, his collector's mark verso (L.2785);
Margerethe Scharf, Berlin and Oberstorf, by descent, until at least 1945.
Margerethe Scharf, Berlin and Oberstorf, by descent, until at least 1945.
Literature
Kennedy 67; Glasgow 71
Sale Room Notice
Please refer to Christies.com for an elaborated provenance for this print.
Please note the images in the printed catalogue for lots 3 and 4 have been swapped.
Please note the images in the printed catalogue for lots 3 and 4 have been swapped.
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