Swann Galleries Sets World Record Price For Any Print by James A. M. Whistler Sold at Auction

NEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries’ auction of Whistler and His Influence on Wednesday, October 27 offered approximately 150 prints by James A. M. Whistler and his followers. Nearly 20 of these set world auction records, including the sale’s top lot, a very early impression of Nocturne, etching and drypoint on Japan paper, 1879-80, which became the most expensive Whistler print ever sold at auction when it brought $282,000.  James A. M. Whistler, Nocturne, etching and drypoint, 1879-80. Sold for $282,000. Image: [...]