James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1834-1903.
Early Morning Battersea (Cadogan Pier). 1859. Drypoint. Kennedy 75 only state. 4 1/2 x 6 (sheet 5 1/2 x 6 7/8). Issued as plate 15 in "Sixteen Drypoints or Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects" (Thames Set #15). Printed in black ink on fine cream laid paper countermarked Blauw. Unsigned. $2,750.
Cadogan Pier was built in the nineteenth century, by Lord Cadogan. In the shadow of Albert Bridge, and opposite Battersea Park, it is one of London’s best moorings.
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