09-26-201909-27-2019
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September 26, 2019 06:00 PMCalender
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) Chelsea

Sell one like this
$738$600
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3293BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 26, 2019 6:00PM

Description:

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Chelsea, 1878-79, final state (Glasgow, 181v/v; Kennedy, 182ii/ii). Monogrammed within the plate. Etching on vellum paper, plate size 5 5/16 x 8 1/8 in. (13.4 x 20.5 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Margins 1 inch or more, with lower (widest) margin unevenly trimmed, pencil annotations to lower margin and verso, pale mat burn.

N.B. Kennedy and other early catalogers have titled this print Fulham. According to Glasgow the view depicts Chelsea Church and old Battersea Bridge, an area adjacent to, but distinct from Fulham.
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Kennedy, James Abbott McNeill, Chelsea, Glasgow