James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the First Venice Set)
Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the First Venice Set)
1879-80
Etching, in brown ink with carefully wiped plate tone, on laid paper, trimmed to the platemark by the artist, with a signature tab, the ninth (final) state.
S. 7 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.9 x 29.1 cm)
Signed in pencil with the artist's butterfly monogram and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, one of approximately 97 total impressions of all nine states, published by the Fine Art Society, London, framed.
Provenance:
Fine Art Society, London
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Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the First Venice Set)
1879-80
Etching, in brown ink with carefully wiped plate tone, on laid paper, trimmed to the platemark by the artist, with a signature tab, the ninth (final) state.
S. 7 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.9 x 29.1 cm)
Signed in pencil with the artist's butterfly monogram and inscribed 'imp' on the tab, one of approximately 97 total impressions of all nine states, published by the Fine Art Society, London, framed.
Provenance:
Fine Art Society, London