Sale 7536
New York, Park Avenue
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9 November 1992
Price realised
USD 1,870
Estimate
JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER Bead-Stringers (K. 198) etching and drypoint in brown, 1879-80, on laid paper, eighth (final) state, signed with the butterfly and inscribed 'imp.' in pencil on the tab, a tiny repaired tear at the extreme top left sheet edge, otherwise in very good condition, framed S. 8 7/8 x 5 7/8in. (225 x 149mm.)
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