Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2446Location: BostonDate / Time: March 06, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea, 1879, second state of two (Kennedy, 175). Butterfly monogram in the plate, identified on a fragmentary label from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, on the reverse. Etching and drypoint on paper, plate size 6 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (17.4 x 30.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered fox marks, gentle rippling and toning, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $1,500-2,000