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James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- James McNeill Whistler
- Study for The Tall Bridge
- signed with the artist's butterfly device, c.l.
- charcoal and chalk on brown paper
- 11 by 7 in.
- (27.9 by 17.8 cm)
- Executed in 1878.
Provenance
Christopher Norris, London (sold: Sotheby's, London, November 21, 1973, lot 8)
W. Darby, London (acquired at the above sale)
Somerville & Simpson, London
Acquired from the above
W. Darby, London (acquired at the above sale)
Somerville & Simpson, London
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
London, T. Agnew & Sons; Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery; Glasgow, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Whistler, The Graphic Work: Amsterdam, Liverpool, London, Venice, July-November 1976
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes, November-December 1984
Chicago, Illinois, Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography, June-August 1998, no 40.
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes, November-December 1984
Chicago, Illinois, Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography, June-August 1998, no 40.
Literature
Thomas R. Way, Memories of James McNeill Whistler, The Artist, London, 1912, p. 19
Carole McNamara and John Siewert, Whistler: Prosaic Views, Poetic Vision, New York, 1994, illustration of finished lithograph p. 80
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1995, pp. 256-7, illustrated
Carole McNamara and John Siewert, Whistler: Prosaic Views, Poetic Vision, New York, 1994, illustration of finished lithograph p. 80
Margaret F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 1995, pp. 256-7, illustrated
Condition
Good condition, unframed, affixed to the mat along edges. Slightly abraded at corners possibly from previous corner supports. Pinhole at top center edge.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In 1878, Whistler was asked to create two lithographs for the Piccadilly magazine and "he forthwith made two studies of Old Battersea Bridge on brown paper, and brought them to the Wellington Street office, and there and then drew them on a fresh stone. 'The Long Bridge' and 'The Tall Bridge' were at once printed" (Thomas R. Way quoted in James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1995, pp. 256).