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JAMES A. M.WHISTLER
Rotherhithe
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Etching and drypoint printed in black on antique, cream laid paper, 1860. 275x195 mm;
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inches, full margins. MacDonald’s sixth state (of 6), with the drypoint lines across
the chest and pipe of the man smoking at left. A superb, richly-inked impression with
velvety burr, the multitude of delicate lines in the sky all distinct and with very strong
contrasts. Kennedy 66; Glasgow 70.
[5,000/8,000]