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Summer Modern and Contemporary

Thu, Jun 2, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 137

James McNeill Whistler: The Little Cafe au Bois

Estimate: $500 - $700

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James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903): The Little Cafe au Bois. Limited edition gravure published by J.B. de la Faille, first edition of approximately 100. Unframed. This item is accompanied by a document from Lisa Moran Fine Arts.
The fashionable and controversial expatriate painter James McNeill Whistler was also a virtuoso and prolific printmaker. Among the most celebrated of his prints are two sets of intimate and atmospheric etchings from his Venetian sojourn of 1879-80.

14 x 11 inches paper; 9.25 x 6.5 inches plate.

L.M.F.A; acquired in a private sale 2005 to the present owner, a Gentleman from California.

Condition

Great condition; paper is lightly toned; corners rounded; moisture stain on edge.

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