Sale 2460 - Old Master Through Modern Prints, November 2, 2017

222 c JAMES A. M. WHISTLER Wheelwright . Etching and drypoint printed in dark, brownish black on cream laid paper, 1880. 127x177 mm; 5x7 inches. MacDonald’s sixth state (of 9). Edition of approximately 30. Signed with the butterf ly and inscribed “imp” in pencil on the tab, lower left. From Twenty-Six Etchings . A superb, richly-inked impression of this very scarce etching with all the details distinct and with very strong contrasts. Kennedy 233; Glasgow 240. [10,000/15,000] 223  JAMES A. M. WHISTLER The Forge . Drypoint on thin, antique cream laid paper, 1861. 185x315 mm; 7 3 / 8 x12 3 / 8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s sixth state (of 6). A brilliant, richly-inked, luminous impression with velvety burr. Kennedy 68; Glasgow 86. [1,500/2,500] 222 223