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

20 c JAMES A. M.WHISTLER Free TradeWharf . Etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper, 1877. 99x186 mm; 3x7 3 / 8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s eighth state (of 8), with the drypoint lines extending the reflections under the sailing boat at left. Signed and inscribed “4 (ot. 29)” in pencil, lower margin. MacDonald notes similar notations on other impressions of this state, likely Whistler’s effort at editioning impressions. A superb, dark and evenly-printed, early impression with warm plate tone. Kennedy 163; Glasgow 171. [3,000/5,000] 21 c JAMES A. M.WHISTLER The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea . Etching and drypoint, 1878. 176x303 mm; 7x12 inches, full margins.MacDonald’s third state (of 3), with the artist’s butterfly signature in the sky above the tower and with the drypoint shading on the hull of the second boat in from the left.A very good impression with strong contrasts. Kennedy 175; Glasgow 182. [1,500/2,500] 20 21