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James McNeill WhistlerWhistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834. He attended West Point Military Academy, but did not care for a military career. Upon his arrival in London in 1858,
Whistler began in earnest to distinguish his etching career with the "Thames" and "Venice" series. On doing the Venice prints, he trimmed the margins right to
the plate mark leaving only a tab for his signature, which was generally a penciled butterfly. This was done to spite collectors who he felt,
were more enamored with large margins than the artwork itself. Whistler's prominence in the field of etching is enormous and cannot be written in a few words.
His influence on other artists can be read in, Whistler and His Circle in Venice, Denker, Eric, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2003, and The Stamp of
Whistler, Getscher, Robert H. and Staley, Allen, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1977.
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James McNeill Whistler
American (1834-1903)
La Vieille aux Loques
8-1/8 x 5-7/8 in.
Etching, 1858, (final state, III/III).
Kennedy 21. Signed in the plate, lower right. Printed on medium weight laid paper with a watermark, Timbre. One of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature" or "The French Set." A well-inked impression in excellent condition.
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James McNeill Whistler
American (1834-1903)
Bibi Lalouette
8-7/8 x 6 in.
Etching and drypoint, 1859, (final state, II/II). Kennedy 51. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. Printed on old cream laid paper. A beautiful, richly-inked impression in excellent condition with large margins.
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James McNeill Whistler
American (1834-1903)
Annie Seated
5-1/8 x 3-3/4 in.
Etching, 1858, (final state, II/II). Kennedy 30. Signed in the plate, lower left and titled "Annie." Printed on thin, cream laid paper with an indiscernible watermark. A very good impression in excellent condition with large margins, probably full. Two old hinge remnants on the verso of the top margin.
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James McNeill Whistler
American (1834-1903)
Old Hungerford Bridge
5-3/8 x 8-3/8 in.
Etching, 1861, (final state, (III/III). Kennedy 76. Signed in the plate, "Whistler" lower right. Printed in black ink on old cream laid paper with a watermark, De Erven D. Blauw. In good condition with adequate margins. One of the "Sixteen Etchings" or the "Thames Set."
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