Whistler's Mother.

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• ARTIST: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

• PUBLISHER: London, Published July 7th, 1879 By Henry Graves & Co. 6 Pall Mall S.W. Copyright Registered

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint on chine colle,

  DATE: 1879.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 3/4 x 12 1/8" (34.9 x 30.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The first printed appearance of Whistler's Mother, Whistler’s Mother, formally titled Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, is one of the most iconic images in American art, commissioned by Whistler's friend and entrepreneur (as well as creditor) Charles Augustus Howell. Whistler, was facing deep financial losses, he had put the painting up for collateral against his debt, and hoped that sales of the print would rescue him. <br><br> This is an important print, signed by the artist and the printmaker and has been described as an "American Icon" and "Victorian Mona Lisa". It is regarded as one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States, the painting is now held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, it was bought by the French in 1891.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed beneath the image in pencil "Whistler" lower right and with his "butterfly" mark and "Richard Josey" lower left. The Printseller's Association, London, dry stamp

• CONDITION: Good condition, full margins & no tears or stains.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Women