Nocturne, from First Venice Set

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Nocturne, from First Venice Set etching and drypoint in dark brown 1879-1880 on laid paper, partial Crown and Fleur-de-Lys watermark Glasgow's ninth, final state richly tonal, selectively wiped signed with the artist's butterfly and inscribed 'imp' in pencil on the tab from the edition of 100 published by The Fine Art Society, London, 1880 Sheet: 7 7⁄8 x 11 ½ in. (200 x 292 mm.)