James A. McNeill Whistler
Nocturne, 1879-80
Etching.
An impression in the ninth (final) state: published in an edition of 100 in 'Venice: Twelve Etchings', 1880.
Signed in pencil and inscribed 'imp'.
Printed in brown ink on laid paper, trimmed at the platemark by the artist, leaving a signature tab.
An impression in the ninth (final) state: published in an edition of 100 in 'Venice: Twelve Etchings', 1880.
Signed in pencil and inscribed 'imp'.
Printed in brown ink on laid paper, trimmed at the platemark by the artist, leaving a signature tab.
19.7 x 29.2 cm (7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in)
Further images
Literature
Edward G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler, (1910) no.184
Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock, James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné (Glasgow, 2011) on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk, no.22