Description:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Annie Seated, second state of two (Kennedy, 30). Signed and titled within the plate, label from The Vincent Price Collection affixed to the backing. Etching on paper, plate size 5 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13.1 x 9.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Pale mat burn, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $700-900
Out of the frame the sheet is a laid paper with a partial watermark and measures 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 inches. It is toned and has mat burn to the margins. There are creases to the lower margin (well outside of the plate mark),and pencil annotations to the verso.
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