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LOT 7

Lot 7

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Lot 7 Details
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), American

HEAD OF A MAN IN A TURBAN

graphite and black ink on cream paper
1.9 x 1.7 in — 4.7 x 4.2 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $2,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Provenance:

Gift of the artist to Maria Whitman Bailey, West Point, NY
By descent to the Collection of Professor J.W. Bailey, West Point, NY
Collection of Dr. Loring Woart Bailey, Fredericton, NB
By descent to the collection of Laurenstein M. Bailey, Fredericton, NB
Collection of Marshall D'Avray West, Fredericton, NB
Collection of Lord and Lady Beaverbrook, Fredricton, NB
Canadian Beaverbrook Foundation, Fredericton, NB
Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB

Literature:

M.F. MacDonald, James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995, 26, no. 87.
Beaverbrook 1959, 69, Clayton 1959, illust 45, Pressly 197, 153 (67) as "Head of a Man".

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.

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