James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Bibi Valentin, 1859
Signed in the plate
Etching and drypoint on cream laid Japan paper
23.8 x 32.5 cm
Literature: Kennedy 50 (II); MacDonald et al. 32 (II). Provenance: Collection of Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935) (Lugt 2785); Collection of Margarethe Scharf (daughter of Gerstenberg) in 1935 (Scharf 2012 ‘Die Historische...
Literature: Kennedy 50 (II); MacDonald et al. 32 (II).
Provenance: Collection of Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935) (Lugt 2785);
Collection of Margarethe Scharf (daughter of Gerstenberg) in 1935 (Scharf 2012 ‘Die Historische Sammlung Otto Gerstenberg’, Vol.2, No.2049);
The Leicester Galleries Ltd (Ernest Brown & Phillips), London;
Private collection in London, acquired from the above in 1969;
The sale from the above at Olympia Auctions, London, 12/10/2025, lot 427.
Superb impression with large margins around the platemark. With distinguished provenance.
Provenance: Collection of Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935) (Lugt 2785);
Collection of Margarethe Scharf (daughter of Gerstenberg) in 1935 (Scharf 2012 ‘Die Historische Sammlung Otto Gerstenberg’, Vol.2, No.2049);
The Leicester Galleries Ltd (Ernest Brown & Phillips), London;
Private collection in London, acquired from the above in 1969;
The sale from the above at Olympia Auctions, London, 12/10/2025, lot 427.
Superb impression with large margins around the platemark. With distinguished provenance.
LOPF 2026: Vistavka Fine Art, STAND S11
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