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Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers
Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Lonesome Train Whistle, Year: Circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17 x 22 in., Siz...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Bruna Sevini and Whistler's Mother, Conceptual Lithograph by George Deem

Bruna Sevini and Whistler's Mother, Conceptual Lithograph by George Deem

By George Deem

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: George Deem, American (1932 - 2008) Title: Bruna Sevini and Whistler's Mother Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300, AP 40 Image Size: 2...

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1970s Conceptual Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"The Purple Cap" lithograph 1905
"The Purple Cap" lithograph 1905

"The Purple Cap" lithograph 1905

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: lithograph (after the pastel). The lithography was executed by Whistler's friend and fellow artist Thomas Way, and published in London by The Studio in 1905 for a rare deluxe...

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Early 1900s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"The Blue Girl" lithograph 1905
"The Blue Girl" lithograph 1905

"The Blue Girl" lithograph 1905

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: lithograph (after the pastel). The lithography was executed by Whistler's friend and fellow artist Thomas Way, and published in London by The Studio in 1905 for a rare deluxe...

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Early 1900s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother) is a lithograph on paper, initialed 'BD' lower right, 9 x 9 inches image size with a framed size of 22 x 21 inches.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY
VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY

VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Levy 65, Spink 63. Lithograph, 1893. One of 32 lifetime impressions, printed by Way, with Whistler's butterfly signature in pencil.

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1890s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

DRURY LANE RAGS
DRURY LANE RAGS

DRURY LANE RAGS

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. DRURY LANE RAGS. Way 21. lithograph, 1888.

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1880s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Gabled Roofs

Gabled Roofs

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Gabled Roofs, lithograph, 1893.

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1890s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE SMITH’S YARD
THE SMITH’S YARD

THE SMITH’S YARD

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE SMITH’S YARD 1895 (Spink, Stratis & Tedeschi 124) lithograph, 1895, on wove paper, from the edition of 3000, published by The Inter...

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1890s Impressionist Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Limehouse

Limehouse

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Limehouse, from Notes lithotint, on cream Japan paper mounted to plate paper (as issued), 1878, Spink, Stratis & Tedesch 7, second state (of three)...

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1870s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

AFTERNOON TEA
AFTERNOON TEA

AFTERNOON TEA

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. AFTERNOON TEA. Way 147, Levy 114, TS&S 173.

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1890s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

THE MEDICI COLLAR

THE MEDICI COLLAR

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. THE MEDICI COLLAR. Spink 170, Way 153, Levy 186.

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1890s Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Rue Furstenberg
Rue Furstenberg

Rue Furstenberg

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

His paintings, etchings, lithographs and pastels epitomize the modern penchant for creating "art for art's sake," an axiom celebrated by Whistler and others in the Aesthetic movement.

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Victoria Club
Victoria Club

Victoria Club

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

His paintings, etchings, lithographs and pastels epitomize the modern penchant for creating "art for art's sake," an axiom celebrated by Whistler and others in the Aesthetic movement.

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Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Tête-à-Tête in the Garden
Tête-à-Tête in the Garden

Tête-à-Tête in the Garden

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

His paintings, etchings, lithographs and pastels epitomize the modern penchant for creating "art for art's sake," an axiom celebrated by Whistler and others in the Aesthetic movement.

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Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Master Smith
The Master Smith

The Master Smith

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

In its simplicity and directness, the portrait is exactly what Whistler had hoped to achieve in his first group of Lyme Regis lithographs.

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Chelsea Rags
Chelsea Rags

Chelsea Rags

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Whistler, the Master of the Lithograph. During his first stay in Paris in the 1850s, Whistler spent ours in the Louvre, learning and copying from the great...

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Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lindsey Row, Chelsea
Lindsey Row, Chelsea

Lindsey Row, Chelsea

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Lindsey Row, Chelsea. 1888. Lithograph. Way 20; Levy 33; Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 23. 5 x 8. Edition of 56 posthumous impressions printed by Goulding, in addition to the 14 lifet...

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Late 19th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Venus

Venus

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

Venus was never published and there is no record of it being shown until 1898 when it was included in an Exhibition of Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs by Whistler at H. Wunderlic...

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1850s Impressionist Nude Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Mill, Amsterdam, 1889

The Mill, Amsterdam, 1889

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

Dailey, New York (Lugt 4500) sale, Sotheby’s, New York, October 31, 2003, lot 69 literature; Neue Lagerliste 122: James McNeill Whistler – Etchings and Lithographs, sale cat...

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1880s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

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Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon
Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon

Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon

By John Woodhouse Audubon

Located in New York, NY

Chromolithograph of a Hoary Marmot by John J. Audubon, c. 1870. Octavo edition published by J.T. Bowen. Matted in an ivory 4-ply conservation mat. Image size: 6 x 8 1/2 inches; o...

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19th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

The Shoemaker
The Shoemaker

The Shoemaker

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

“The Shoemaker” was one of the first lithographs that Whistler made after his acrimonious break with his London printers, the Ways.

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19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nude Model, Reclining

Nude Model, Reclining

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original lithograph printed in black ink on antique laid paper. Signed on the stone with the artist’s butterfly monogram center left. A superb impression of Spink’s third and f...

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19th Century Aesthetic Movement Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ed Ruscha 'America Whistles' Signed Lithograph 1975
Ed Ruscha 'America Whistles' Signed Lithograph 1975

Ed Ruscha 'America Whistles' Signed Lithograph 1975

By Ed Ruscha

Located in Miami, FL

ED RUSCHA (1937-Present) 1975 Lithograph in colors on Arches wove paper, signed in graphite, dated, and numbered 189/200, from the series America: The Third Century. Includes the bl...

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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ed Ruscha Lithograph "America Whistles", Signed
Ed Ruscha Lithograph "America Whistles", Signed

Ed Ruscha Lithograph "America Whistles", Signed

By Ed Ruscha

Located in New York, NY

Ed Ruscha, lithograph, signed 137/200. Dated 1975. "America whistles", on woven paper, signed and dated in pencil Created as part of a bicentennial “America: The Third Century”....

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20th Century American Contemporary Art

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Paper

America Whistles

Ed RuschaAmerica Whistles, 1975

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H 31 in W 22.5 in

America Whistles

By Ed Ruscha

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Ruscha, Edward Title: America Whistles Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Unframed Dimensions: 31" x 22.5" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: /200

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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Tundra (Whistling) Swan
Tundra (Whistling) Swan

Tundra (Whistling) Swan

By Basil Ede

Located in New Orleans, LA

A gorgeous lithograph by renowned British wildlife artist Basil Ede, in major collections around the world - the preface to one of his bird books was written by Prince Philip, who is...

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1980s Animal Prints

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Lithograph

America Whistles, from: America the 3rd Century
America Whistles, from: America the 3rd Century

America Whistles, from: America the 3rd Century

By Ed Ruscha

Located in London, GB

ED (Edward) RUSCHA (born 1937) 1937 Omaha, Nebraska (American) Title: America Whistles, from: America the 3rd Century, 1975 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithog...

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1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Whitesmiths, Impresse des Carmelites
The Whitesmiths, Impresse des Carmelites

The Whitesmiths, Impresse des Carmelites

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE WHITESMITHS, IMPRESSE DES CARMELITES 1894 (03) Way 53, LEVY 84 Transfer lithograph signed with butterfly in stone 8 ½ x 6 1//8".

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1890s Impressionist More Prints

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Lithograph

Little Evelyn
Little Evelyn

Little Evelyn

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Edition 3000 printed by Way With the leterpress in the bottom left corner of the sheet: The Art Journal, March 1896 Note: Published in The Art Journal 48, no. 135 (March 1896), text ...

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1890s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Draped Figure, Seated
The Draped Figure, Seated

The Draped Figure, Seated

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Imp London" The stone erased in 1904 The majority of the lifetime impressions are in public collections Condition: Excellent condition Hinges from original issuance of L'Estampe Orig...

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1890s American Impressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

The Draped Figure, Seated
The Draped Figure, Seated

The Draped Figure, Seated

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Imp London" The stone erased in 1904 The majority of the lifetime impressions are in public collections Condition: Excellent condition Hinges from original issuance of L'Estampe Orig...

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1890s American Impressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

La Robe Rouge

La Robe Rouge

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed with the "Butterfly" in the stone, left center Edition: An edition of 3000 impressions, with the blind stamp of The Studio, London lower left Published in: The Studio 6,...

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Late 19th Century Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Vitré: the Canal

Vitré: the Canal

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Vitré: the Canal, lithograph, 1893.

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1890s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother) is a lithograph on paper, initialed 'BD' lower right, 9 x 9 inches image size.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day is a lithograph on paper, 9 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 187/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver-tone...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Lear, Three Swans: Whistling Swan, Berwick’s Swan and Domestic Swan
Lear, Three Swans: Whistling Swan, Berwick’s Swan and Domestic Swan

Lear, Three Swans: Whistling Swan, Berwick’s Swan and Domestic Swan

By Edward Lear

Located in London, GB

Hand-coloured lithographed plates, heightened with gum arabic. Framed and glazed. Overall 62 x 45cm. Edward Lear is one of the greatest ornithological artists of all time. Lear's c...

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Lithograph

THE DRAPED FIGURE SEATED
THE DRAPED FIGURE SEATED

THE DRAPED FIGURE SEATED

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. THE DRAPED FIGURE SEATED. Spink 72, Way 46, Levy 74.

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1890s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE

OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE. Spink 18, Way 12, Levy 24.

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1870s Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

La Robe Rouge. (The Red Dress.)
La Robe Rouge. (The Red Dress.)

La Robe Rouge. (The Red Dress.)

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Chicago states that the sitter was Beatrix Whistler, his wife. 'Whistler plainly stated in a letter to the Ways, this lithograph and La Belle Dame endormie were drawn on the evening ...

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19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Reading. [Maude Franklin]
Reading. [Maude Franklin]

Reading. [Maude Franklin]

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

She also was the initial model for what would be the Portrait of Miss Florence Leyland, as well as Harmony in Grey and Peach Colour, numerous other oils, drawings, watercolors, etchi...

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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerAfternoon Tea, 1897

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H 18.25 in W 16.75 in D 1 in

Afternoon Tea

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Godwin in 1876 and then married Whistler in 1888, following Godwin's death. Another sister Rosalind was appointed Whistler's executrix at his death.

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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Nude Model Reclining
Nude Model Reclining

Nude Model Reclining

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

When Whistler first received the proofs of this lithograph he declared it 'a great success'.

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gants de Suede
Gants de Suede

Gants de Suede

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Whistler was apparently pleased with this lithograph, for after a small number of impressions were printed he agreed that it could be published by The Studio, an art magazine that ha...

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1890s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nursemaids: les bonnes de Luxembourg.
Nursemaids: les bonnes de Luxembourg.

Nursemaids: les bonnes de Luxembourg.

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Nursemaids: les bonnes de Luxembourg. 1894. Lithograph. Way 84; Levy 79; Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 81. 9 x 6 1/2 (sheet 12 1/2 x 9).

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19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Savoy Pigeons

Savoy Pigeons

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Edition of 3000 impressions, with the blind stamp of The Studio, London Published in: The Studio 8, No. 39 (15 June 1896) Printed by Way Stone polished out in 1903 Refere...

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1890s Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

The Tyresmith
The Tyresmith

The Tyresmith

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

His paintings, etchings, lithographs and pastels epitomize the modern penchant for creating "art for art's sake," an axiom celebrated by Whistler and others in the Aesthetic movement.

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Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Jolie Newyorkaise. (The Pretty Lady from New York).
La Jolie Newyorkaise. (The Pretty Lady from New York).

La Jolie Newyorkaise. (The Pretty Lady from New York).

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

It is likely that while Miss Burke was visiting Paris she was introduced to Whistler through a mutual friend. The setting for this lithograph is believed to be the drawing-room of Wh...

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Early 19th Century American Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

The Long Gallery, Louvre

The Long Gallery, Louvre

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed with the "Butterfly" in the stone, right center Published in: The Studio 3, No. 18 (15 September 1894) Printed by Way in an edition of 3000 impressions, with the blind stamp...

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19th Century Tonalist Interior Prints

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Lithograph

The Duet

The Duet

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

“The Duet” is the second lithograph that Whistler drew of Beatrix Whistler and her sister Ethel seated at the piano in the Whistlers’ Paris home.

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19th Century Figurative Prints

Black Swan and Whistling Swan
Black Swan and Whistling Swan

Black Swan and Whistling Swan

By Henry Leonard Meyer

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Illustrations of British Birds and Their Eggs Henry Leonard Meyer (1797-1865) London, 1857 Lithographs with Original Hand-Colouring. Henry Leonard Meyer produced Illustrations of Bri...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Watercolor

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By Camille Pissarro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...

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1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Board

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Homme à l'agneau, mangeur de pastèque et flûtiste

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By Pablo Picasso

Located in New Orleans, LA

Signed, dated and numbered “Picasso / 3.2.67 / II” (upper right) Crayon on paper Hailed among the fathers of modern art, Pablo Picasso possessed a seemingly endless supply of creati...

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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

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At the Mirror

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By Frederick Carl Frieseke

Located in New Orleans, LA

the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...

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Canvas, Oil

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"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper

By Francisco Goya

Located in Soquel, CA

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1790s Northern Renaissance Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Laid Paper

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Quart and a Half

Andrew WyethQuart and a Half, 1961

$295,000

H 21 in W 29.25 in

Quart and a Half

By Andrew Wyeth

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Quart and a Half" is an American Realist abstract landscape watercolor on paper painting by Andrew Wyeth in 1961. The artwork is 21 x 29 1/4 inches and is 33 3/4 x 42 1/4 x 1 inches...

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20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Annie Etching, Post-Impressionist Style, Signed, Circa 1850-1859

Annie Etching, Post-Impressionist Style, Signed, Circa 1850-1859

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Roma, IT

Signed 'Whistler' lower left, titled 'Annie', center, and annotated 'Imp. Delâtre Rue St. Jacques. 171' in the plate lower right. From the portfolio: "Douze Eaux-Fortes d'après Natur...

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1850s Post-Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Etching

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Whistler Lithograph For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate whistler lithograph for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 12 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect whistler lithograph among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a whistler lithograph to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. Creating a whistler lithograph has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Ed Ruscha, George Deem, Edward Lear and Henery Leonard Meyer are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in lithograph, paint and paper can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Whistler Lithograph?

The price for a whistler lithograph in our collection starts at $175 and tops out at $20,000 with the average selling for $3,400.

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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

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Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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