Sale 2532 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, March 5, 2020

21 20 c JAMES A. M. WHISTLER Little Putney Bridge. Etching printed in dark brownish black on antique cream laid paper, 1879. 132x207 mm; 5 1 / 8 x8 1 / 8 inches, full margins. MacDonald’s fourth state (of 5), with the shaded butterf ly lower right, and with the delicate lines in the water and some indication of the clouds above the bridge. A very good, richly-inked impression. Kennedy 179; Glasgow 186. [1,200/1,800] 21 c JAMES A. M. WHISTLER Group of 6 prints. Le Mère Gérard , etching on Japan paper, 1858. MacDonald’s fourth state (of 4), with the addition of the inscription in the plate. Printed by Delâtre, Paris. From the Douze eaux-fortes d’après Nature * Vauxhall Bridge , etching on Japan paper, 1861. MacDonald’s second state (of 2), after the addition of the date in the plate * The Punt , etching and drypoint on Japan paper, 1861. MacDonald’s fourth state (of 6), with the partial removal of the signature and date in the plate lower left and with the engraved inscription included. Printed by Day & Son, London. Published by the Junior Etching Club, London * Sketching , etching and drypoint, 1861. MacDonald’s sixth state (of 6), with the inscription and part of the artist’s stool removed * Barges Dordrecht , etching, 1886 * Chelsea Embankment , etching, 1886. Various sizes and conditions. Very good impressions. Kennedy 11, 70, 85, 86, 244 and 260; Glasgow 24, 75, 82, 83, 262 and 268. [2,000/3,000]