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

18  JAMES A. M.WHISTLER Billingsgate . Etching printed in black on cream laid Japan paper, 1859. 152x226 mm; 6x8 7 / 8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s ninth state (of 9), before cancellation. A superb, well-inked impression with all the fine lines distinct and with partially inky plate edges. Kennedy 47; Glasgow 51. [1,500/2,500] 19  JAMES A. M.WHISTLER Hurlingham . Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, 1879. 135x199 mm; 5 1 / 4 x7 7 / 8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s fourth state (of 4), with the delicate horizontal shading on the second house from the left distinct. A very good, well-inked impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Kennedy 181; Glasgow 184. [1,500/2,500] 18 19