WHISTLER, James McNeill

‘Kensington Gardens’ lithograph by J.M.Whistler

Description

J.M Whistler transfer lithograph printed in black ink on handmade paper with a watermark. The watermark indicates that it is a posthumous edition, One of only 53 impressions were printed by Goulding in 1904. The Stone was erased in 1904. Scarce
Image size 168 x 148 mm   (6.5 x 5.75 inches)
Sheet size 250 x 185 mm ( 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches)

Item details

Reference: Chicago 140 I/I; Levy 158; Way 109. Spink, Stratis & Tedeschi state that this was drawn in 1896 while Whistler and his wife were staying at De Vere House, a hotel located at the corner of De Vere Gardens and Kensington road in London. ‘When Whistler died there were no impressions of this subject remaining in his estate. Lifetime impressions are rare and in this instance one wonders if T.R. Way (1905) was mistaken in recording as many as twelve proof’