Lot Essay
Whistler's largest etching.
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The Palaces, from the First Venice Set
Details
James Abbott McNeil Whistler
The Palaces, from the First Venice Set
etching, 1880, on thin Japan, second state (of three), signed in pencil with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, published by The Fine Art Society, London, with margins, pale light-staining, two short creases, one at the left and one at the upper margin extending slightly into the subject, presumably as a result of being laid down, two small rubbed spots in the left margin, laid on a support, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
P. 250 x 357mm., S. 273 x 373mm.
The Palaces, from the First Venice Set
etching, 1880, on thin Japan, second state (of three), signed in pencil with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, published by The Fine Art Society, London, with margins, pale light-staining, two short creases, one at the left and one at the upper margin extending slightly into the subject, presumably as a result of being laid down, two small rubbed spots in the left margin, laid on a support, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
P. 250 x 357mm., S. 273 x 373mm.
Literature
Kennedy 187 II