Sale 2454 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, September 19, 2017

16  JAMES A. M.WHISTLER J. Becquet, Sculptor . Etching and drypoint on antique, cream laid paper, 1859. 256x190 mm; 10 1 / 8 x7 1 / 2 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s fifth state (of 6). Beehive watermark. A superb, early impres­ sion with the “X”-shaped mark upper left and before the additional work, with all the fine lines in the face distinct and with richly- inked burr. Kennedy 52; Glasgow 62. [1,500/2,500] 17  PAUL RAJON Portrait ofWhistler . Lithograph on grayish, cream laid paper, circa 1880s. 225x165 mm; 8 7 / 8 x6 1 / 2 inches, wide margins. A very good impression. [1,000/1,500] 16 17