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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  10 Sep 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 790
  11 Sep 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 791 - 1604
• Lot #:
  663
• Lot Description:
  James Abbott McNeill Whistler
  (1834-1903)
  La Marchande de Moutarde (1858)
  etching,
  15.5 x 9cm; framed 40 x 30cm.
• Notes:
  After visiting Cologne during a tour in 1858, Whistler created this image of an elderly mustard vendor who arranges jars within a dim interior, as a young assistant leans against the door jamb. He here establishes a formula to which he would often return — using an open entrance to frame a receding interior containing figures and objects that refer to a particular activity and locale. One of the most complex prints in ‘Douze eaux-fortes d’après nature’ (Twelve Etchings from Nature), Whistler based the composition on drawings and sent it to the Paris Salon of 1859.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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