James Abbot McNeill WHISTLER (1834-1903) The Tyresmith, 1890...

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£400 - £600

James Abbot McNeill WHISTLER (1834-1903) The Tyresmith, 1890 Lithograph, sheet 27 x 20cm, mounted (Way 27, Levy 41, Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 36) Collectors Note Printed on cream-laid paper with a 'Harris & McMurd[o]/1814' watermark. An impression before the text and before the image was transferred to supplementary stones for publication in the November 15, 1890 issue of The Whirlwind. According to the Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink catalogue, page 152, "The published edition was machine printed from supplementary stones on smooth ivory wove paper, which has often discoloured to cream. Periodical impressions tend to be slightly coarser, glossier and higher in contrast than those printed by hand." Signed with the butterfly in the stone. THE JANE ALLINSON COLLECTION The Allinson Gallery of Connecticut USA, is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association and has been trading since 1976.Over 40 years ago, Derek and Jane Allinson began to collect works by British printmakers, primarily from the 1850s through the 1940s, who concentrated on landscapes, images of villagers, sailors and the sea, farmers and agriculture.Hailing from the North of England and with an inborn love of the British countryside, Derek W. Allinson is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut whose teaching and artistic interests lay in the fields of agronomy and animal industry. Jane Allinson has a background in medieval studies. The Allinsons’ now wish to share the works in the hope that other enthusiastic collectors will provide a home for these outstanding examples of the British etching tradition. The collection is especially appealing to collectors of Cornish art and we are delighted that Jane & Derek have chosen Lay’s to handle their exceptional collection of prints, drawings and watercolours.