Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Bibi Lalouette, 1859, second state of two (Kennedy, 51). Signed and dated in the plate, identified on a label from Frederick Keppel & Co., Inc., New York, on the reverse. Etching on paper, plate size 9 x 6 in. (22.8 x 15.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle toning, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Out of the frame the work is sandwiched between the facing and backing mats, but the sheet is rippled, so it is not fully laid down.