August Online Auction (Sale #293)
Lot 156:
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James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) ‘Savoy Pigeons’ Lithograph
1896, printed butterfly signature only, ‘The Studio’ blind stamp lower left margin, depicting a landscape with pigeons in the foreground; together with Henri Fantin-Latour ‘La Source dans les Bois’ lithograph, 1897, unsigned, depicting a reclining female nude; each print matted and unframed; together with engraving assortment of (10) 19th century items having printed signatures only, including works by Victor Focillon, Karl von Seigl, Pierre-Lucien Favre Dujaric, Pierre Teyssonnieres, Friedrich Bottcher and Bronislaw Zaleski; depicting portraits, religious and mythological scenes, a landscape and genre scenes; all matted and unframed
Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 11 1/8 inches, Width: 7 5/8 inches (Whistler sheet)
Condition: Very Good, Whistler sheet appears trimmed; crease lower right; discoloration at edges; Fantin-Latour having creases lower corners; pencil inscriptions to margins and reverse; discoloration to mats not affecting artworks; some engravings having discoloration at edges; foxing to margins; binding residue to left margins; tears at edges
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Fine Art > Prints
Estimated Sale Time: 12:19 pm CST
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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: August 2, 2022, 3:47 pm
Condition: Very Good, Whistler sheet appears trimmed; crease lower right; discoloration at edges; Fantin-Latour having creases lower corners; pencil inscriptions to margins and reverse; discoloration to mats not affecting artworks; some engravings having discoloration at edges; foxing to margins; binding residue to left margins; tears at edges
Dimensions: 11.125 x 7.625 in
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