FIRST PRINTED EDITION OF "WHISTLER'S MOTHER." Signed by Whistler

FIRST PRINTED EDITION OF "WHISTLER'S MOTHER." One of the most famous works by an American Artist!

WHISTLER, JAMES MCNEILL (AFTER). 1834-1903. JOSEY, RICHARD, engraver. Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother. London. Henry Graves & Co, [1878]. Aquatint, engraved by Richard Josey, large size 17.2" x 17.4". Signed lower left by Whistler, including his butterfly mark, and signed by Richard Josey lower right.

THE FIRST PRINTED APPEARANCE OF WHISTLER'S MOTHER, commissioned by Whistler's friend and entrepreneur (as well as creditor) Charles Augustus Howell. Whistler, facing deep financial losses, had put the painting up for collateral against his debt, and hoped that sales of the print would rescue him.