Bidspirit auction | Whistler: ”Billingsgate” Etching 1859 Framed

Whistler: ”Billingsgate” Etching 1859 Framed - James Abbott McNeill Whistler RBA ( 1834 – 1903) etching of ” Billingsgate” on cream paper, framed. Signed and dated on the plate, this is a high-quality clear impression preserved on well for age, mild light border foxing is noted. Image size: 7 x 10 inches. Framed size: 18 x 22 inches.James Abbott McNeill Whistler RBA ( 1834 – 1903) was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo ”art for art's sake”. His work can be viewed National Gallery of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art styles: Modern art, Impressionism, Realism, Aestheticism, Tonalism, Symbolism. Wikipedia