James Abbott McNeill Whistler Prints: Value & Auction Prices

1834–1903

ArtSell has recorded 267 auction results for James Abbott McNeill Whistler prints between 2003 and 2026, and 218 of them sold (82%). The median price realised is $701Sign up free to see across 218 priced sales; the middle half sold for $382Sign up free to see–$1.3kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is The Garden, VII/VIII, (M. 207, K210), from Twenty-six Etchings, sold at Brunk Auctions in November 2016 for $17kSign up free to see. Most results come from Bonhams (46), Brunk Auctions (42) and Sloans & Kenyon (20).

$17,000≈ £13,790≈ €15,994Sign uprecord priceThe Garden, VII/VIII, (M. 207, K210), from Twenty-six EtchingsBrunk Auctions267auction results2003–2026years recorded82%sold$701Sign up free to seemedian price

James Abbott McNeill Whistler prints: key figures

Auction results
267
Sold rate
82%
Active at auction
2003–2026
Median price
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Top auction houses: Bonhams (46), Brunk Auctions (42), Sloans & Kenyon (20)

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  1. Draped Figure, Standing (W. 155, L. 54, S. 46) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1891, Lithograph, on tissue thin laid paper, with margins, offered Apr 2025
    Draped Figure, Standing (W. 155, L. 54, S. 46), 1891
    Lithograph · Paper
    I. 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (21.6 x 11.4 cm) S. 14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (36.8 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  2. Rotherhithe, from the Thames Set (Kennedy 66, Glasgow 70) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, c. 1860, Etching on laid paper with unidentified watermark backed with japon, Glasgow's sixth (final) state, sold Apr 2025
    Rotherhithe, from the Thames Set (Kennedy 66, Glasgow 70), c. 1860
    Etching · Paper
    plate 10 13/16 x 7 13/16in (27.5 x 19.8cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 20
    $3,840≈ £3,005≈ €3,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Fulham (Chelsea)
    Etching
    14 x 21cms, 32.5 x 39cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 914
    £140≈ $185≈ €166HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  4. Billingsgate
    Etching
    15 x 22.5cms, 36.5 x 43cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 913
    £320≈ $422≈ €380HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–250View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  5. Billingsgate by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint in black ink on laid paper, sold Mar 2025
    Billingsgate
    Etching
    6 x 8 7/8 in.
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 6
    $600≈ £463≈ €556HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  6. Two Plates, from Thames Set (Kennedy 44; 52, Glasgow 53; 62) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Two etchings on laid paper, Glasgow's fifth (final) state and fifth state (of 6), sold Mar 2025
    Two Plates, from Thames Set (Kennedy 44; 52, Glasgow 53; 62), 1859
    Etching · Paper
    each plate 6 x 8 15/16in (15.2 x 22.7cm); 10 x 7 1/2in (25.4 x 19.1cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 117
    $704≈ £543≈ €646Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,100View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Limehouse, from Thames Set (Kennedy 40, Glasgow 48) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching on laid paper with partial Hudelis T watermark, Glasgow's third state (of 6), sold Mar 2025
    Limehouse, from Thames Set (Kennedy 40, Glasgow 48), 1859
    Etching · Paper
    plate 5 x 7 7/8in (12.7 x 20cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 104
    $768≈ £592≈ €704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  8. La Marchand de Moutarde by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, sold Mar 2025
    La Marchand de Moutarde
    Etching
    18 x 11cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 1728
    £170≈ $220≈ €203HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Gorringe's ↗
  9. The Music Room by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, etching, sold Mar 2025
    The Music Room, 1859
    Etching
    5⅝ h x 8¼ w in (14 x 21 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 181
    $1,848≈ £1,434≈ €1,712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  10. Billingsgate (from The Portfolio) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching on Arches MBM, sold Mar 2025
    Billingsgate (from The Portfolio)
    Etching · Paper
    5¾ h x 8⅝ w in (15 x 22 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 182
    $635≈ £493≈ €588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  11. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint, sold Mar 2025
    Untitled
    Etching
    10 x 13.4cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 26
  12. Chelsea Etching and drypoint 12 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint, sold Mar 2025
    Chelsea Etching and drypoint 12
    Etching
    12.3 x 20.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 25
  13. Battersea Dawn by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint, sold Mar 2025
    Battersea Dawn
    Etching
    11.3 x 15.2cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 24
  14. Billingsgate Etching 15 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Mar 2025
    Billingsgate Etching 15
    Etching
    15.2 x 23.7cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 23
  15. Chelsea (Glasgow 181, ii/v) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1878-79, Etching and drypoint on paper; monogrammed within the plate; second state of five, sold Feb 2025
    Chelsea (Glasgow 181, ii/v), 1878-79
    Etching · Paper
    5 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.5 x 30.8 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 263
    $435≈ £346≈ €417Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Bonhams ↗
  16. The Unsafe Tenement (The Old Farm), 1858
    Etching
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 259
    $540≈ £434≈ €519Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  17. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, offered Jan 2025
    Untitled
    Etching
    9 x 13 cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 143
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  18. The Riva by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, sold Dec 2024
    The Riva
    Etching
    32x22cm
    Keys Fine Art Auctioneers · · Lot 30
    £1,100≈ $1,393≈ €1,325HammerSign up free to seeEst. £70–120View at Keys Fine Art Auctioneers ↗
  19. La Mere Malade by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph, offered Dec 2024
    La Mere Malade
    Lithograph
    12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 92
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at Leonard Auction ↗
  20. Wheelwright 1879-80 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, print (other), offered Dec 2024
    Wheelwright 1879-80
    Print (other)
    12.5 x 17cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Gorringe's ↗
  21. Drouet (Sculpteur) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, etching, sold Dec 2024
    Drouet (Sculpteur), 1859
    Etching
    15 x 22cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 70
    £120≈ $152≈ €144HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Gorringe's ↗
  22. Savoy Pigeons by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, lithograph, offered Dec 2024
    Savoy Pigeons
    Lithograph
    22.5 x 17cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 717
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £80–120View at Gorringe's ↗
  23. Lime-burner by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching and drypoint printed in black on cream wove paper, sold Nov 2024
    Lime-burner, 1859
    Etching · Paper
    11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 121
    $900≈ £712≈ €855HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–2,400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  24. C L Drouet by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Oct 2024
    C L Drouet
    Etching
    Everard Auctions & Appraisals · · Lot 355
    $275≈ £212≈ €255HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Everard Auctions & Appraisals ↗
  25. Lime-burner by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching and drypoint printed in black on cream wove paper, offered Oct 2024
    Lime-burner, 1859
    Etching · Paper
    11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 370
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  26. View of the Thames looking towards by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, print (other), sold Aug 2024
    View of the Thames looking towards
    Print (other)
    27 x 19cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 718
    £70≈ $91≈ €82HammerSign up free to seeEst. £120–160View at Gorringe's ↗
  27. The Smiths Yard by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, print (other), sold Aug 2024
    The Smiths Yard
    Print (other)
    22.5 x 15cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 717
    £95≈ $123≈ €111HammerSign up free to seeEst. £120–160View at Gorringe's ↗
  28. Little Evelyn (from The Art Journal) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1896, lithograph, sold Jul 2024
    Little Evelyn (from The Art Journal), 1896
    Lithograph
    12⅜ h x 9⅜ w in (31 x 24 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 127
    $524≈ £406≈ €483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  29. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching And Drypoint on Watermarked Laid Paper, 1859, "Drouet, Sculptor", offered Jul 2024
    Untitled
    Etching · Paper
    H 8.8" W 6"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1181
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at DuMouchelles ↗
  30. Maunders Fish Shop, Chelsea, 1890 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching on laid paper, sold Jun 2024
    Maunders Fish Shop, Chelsea, 1890
    Etching · Paper
    13.5 x 21.5cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 26
    £2,200≈ $2,807≈ €2,608HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  31. Little Court, 1880 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching on laid paper, sold Jun 2024
    Little Court, 1880
    Etching · Paper
    12.5 x 17cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 25
    £1,700≈ $2,169≈ €2,015HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  32. Waterloo Bridge, 1896 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, lithograph, sold Jun 2024
    Waterloo Bridge, 1896
    Lithograph
    20.5 x 16cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 24
  33. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, lithograph, offered May 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph
    North American Auction Co. · · Lot 400
    Result not publishedEst. $300–600View at North American Auction Co. ↗
  34. Eagle Wharf by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching on wove paper, sold Apr 2024
    Eagle Wharf
    Etching · Paper
    plate size 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 155
    $832≈ £665≈ €776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  35. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph on Paper, Ca. 1894, "Gants De Suède", offered Apr 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper
    H 8.5" W 4"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1115
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗
  36. Lagoon Noon, 1879-80 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, sold Apr 2024
    Lagoon Noon, 1879-80
    Etching
    sheet (sight): 5 x 8 inches
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 3231
    $1,599≈ £1,285≈ €1,501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  37. The Lime-Burner by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Apr 2024
    The Lime-Burner
    Etching
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 79
    $2,200≈ £1,741≈ €2,033HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  38. Drouet (Kennedy 55, Glasgow 35) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching and drypoint on laid paper with partial Van Gelder watermark, the second (final) state, sold Mar 2024
    Drouet (Kennedy 55, Glasgow 35), 1859
    Etching · Paper
    plate 8 7/8 x 6in (22.5 x 15.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 91
    $410≈ £325≈ €378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  39. The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea (Kennedy 175, Glasgow 182) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1878, Etching and drypoint on laid paper, Glasgow's third (final) state, sold Mar 2024
    The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea (Kennedy 175, Glasgow 182), 1878
    Etching · Paper
    plate 6 7/8 x 11 13/16in (17.5 x 30cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 87
    $538≈ £426≈ €497Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  40. The Venetian Mast by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint on laid paper, offered Mar 2024
    The Venetian Mast
    Etching · Paper
    plate: 13.37" h x 6.41" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  41. Black Lion Wharf by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Mar 2024
    Black Lion Wharf
    Etching
    Plate 6" h x 8.875" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 76
    $600≈ £467≈ €549HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  42. Eagle Wharf (from the A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects suite) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, sold Mar 2024
    Eagle Wharf (from the A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects suite)
    Etching
    5½ h x 8½ w in (14 x 22 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 138
    $917≈ £719≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  43. The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea (second state) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1878-79, etching and drypoint on Japan paper, sold Mar 2024
    The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea (second state), 1878-79
    Etching · Paper
    6¾ h x 11¾ w in (17 x 30 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 139
    $852≈ £668≈ €782Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  44. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching on Paper, Ca. 1858, "Fumette (from Twelve Etchings from Nature)", offered Feb 2024
    Untitled
    Etching · Paper
    H 6.4" W 4.1"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1123
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  45. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching on Wove Paper, Ca. 1857-58, "Little Arthur", offered Feb 2024
    Untitled
    Etching · Paper
    H 2.3" W 2"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1122
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at DuMouchelles ↗
  46. The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching and drypoint, sold Feb 2024
    The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea
    Etching
    plate (sight): 7 x 12 inches, sheet (sight): 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 144
    $308≈ £244≈ €286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  47. SEYMOUR (KENNEDY 31; GLASGOW 30) - 1858/59 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, from the second state (of three) before the redrawing of the legs, sold Feb 2024
    SEYMOUR (KENNEDY 31; GLASGOW 30) - 1858/59
    Etching
    plate size 13cm x 9.5cm (5in x 3.75in)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 91
    £454≈ $575≈ €533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  48. Street at Saverne 1858, Kennedy 19 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching, sold Feb 2024
    Street at Saverne 1858, Kennedy 19
    Etching
    20 x 15.5cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 717
    £360≈ $454≈ €422HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Gorringe's ↗
  49. Gaiety Stage Door by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph, offered Jan 2024
    Gaiety Stage Door
    Lithograph
    4 1/2 x 7 5/8 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 201
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at Leonard Auction ↗
  50. Rotherhithe, 1860
    Drypoint · Paper
    plate 10-7/8 x 7-7/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 748
    $1,600≈ £1,255≈ €1,456HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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