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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Prints: Value & Auction Prices

1834–1903

ArtSell has recorded 291 auction results for James Abbott McNeill Whistler prints between 2003 and 2026, and 237 of them sold (81%). The median price realised is $688Sign up free to see across 237 priced sales; the middle half sold for $375Sign up free to see–$1.2kSign 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 (47), 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 Auctions291auction results2003–2026years recorded81%sold$688Sign up free to seemedian price

James Abbott McNeill Whistler prints: key figures

Auction results
291
Sold rate
81%
Active at auction
2003–2026
Median price
$688Sign up free to see
Record price
$17kSign up free to see The Garden, VII/VIII, (M. 207, K210), from Twenty-six Etchings, Brunk Auctions, Nov 2016

Top auction houses: Bonhams (47), Brunk Auctions (42), Sloans & Kenyon (20)

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  1. The Forge, 1866
    Drypoint · Paper
    7-5/8 x 12-3/8 in. (plate) 9 x 14-3/8 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1529
    $1,500≈ £1,168≈ €1,322HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. The Storm, 1861
    Drypoint · Paper
    6-1/8 x 11-1/4 in
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1528
    $1,200≈ £934≈ €1,058HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. The Barber's (K. 271), 1886-1888
    Etching · Paper
    6-1/2 x 9-3/8 in. (plate) 6-1/8 x 9-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1527
    $5,000≈ £3,893≈ €4,407HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Whistler with the White Lock (K.172), state I/I, 1876-1879
    Etching · Paper · ed. I/I
    4-5/8 x 3-1/8 in. (plate) 8-7/8 x 7 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1526
    $1,200≈ £934≈ €1,058HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. The Kitchen, 1858
    Drypoint · Paper
    8-7/8 x 6-1/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1525
    $1,700≈ £1,324≈ €1,498HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. The Flaming Forge, Ajaccio, circa 1901
    Drypoint · Paper
    7-3/8 x 5-7/8 in. (plate) 9-1/8 x 7 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1523
    $900≈ £701≈ €793HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. San Biago, 1879/80
    Drypoint · Paper
    8-1/4 x 12 in. (plate) 11-7/8 x 8-1/2 in. (sheet with tab)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1522
    $11,000≈ £8,566≈ €9,695HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the First Venice Set) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1879-80, Etching, in brown ink with carefully wiped plate tone, on laid paper, trimmed to the platemark by the artist, with a sig, offered Oct 2018
    Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the First Venice Set), 1879-80
    Etching · Paper
    S. 7 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.9 x 29.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. The Winged Hat by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, monochrome lithograph, sold Oct 2018
    The Winged Hat
    Lithograph
    22.5cm x 16cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 14
    £80≈ $104≈ €90HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  10. Billingsgate by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching, sold Jun 2018
    Billingsgate, 1859
    Etching
    plate - 6" high x 9" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 68
    $350≈ £264≈ €302HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  11. La Vieille aux loques by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Radierung und Kaltnadel, sold Jun 2018
    La Vieille aux loques
    Etching
    21 : 14,8 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 751
    CHF 1,600≈ $1,620≈ £1,211≈ €1,381HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  12. The Adam & Eve, Old Chelsea by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and Drypoint on Chine Colle, sold Feb 2018
    The Adam & Eve, Old Chelsea
    Etching
    plate - 6.75" high x 11.75" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 9
    $650≈ £463≈ €528HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  13. Hurlingham by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Feb 2018
    Hurlingham
    Etching
    Plate - 5.25" high x 7.75" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 12
    $400≈ £285≈ €322HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  14. Untitled by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Nov 2017
    Untitled
    Etching
    13 x 9.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 24
    £950≈ $1,273≈ €1,076HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  15. Black Lion Wharf by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, etching with drypoint, sold Oct 2017
    Black Lion Wharf
    Etching
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 71
    £1,800≈ $2,387≈ €2,025HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  16. Needlework by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, lithograph, sold Oct 2017
    Needlework
    Lithograph
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 70
    £950≈ $1,260≈ €1,069HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  17. Alderney Street (K. 238), 1881
    Etching · Paper · ed. II/II
    6-3/8 x 3-7/8 in. (plate) 10-3/4 x 7-1/4 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 703
    $400≈ £294≈ €334HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  18. Two prints: The Smith's Yard (W.88), 1895
    Lithograph · Paper
    11-1/2 x 8-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 701
    $300≈ £221≈ €251HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  19. Chelsea by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, offered Sep 2017
    Chelsea
    Etching
    Plate: 5.25" high x 8" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  20. Les Bonnes du Luxembourg. by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph, sold Sep 2017
    Les Bonnes du Luxembourg.
    Lithograph
    Sight: 11" high x 9" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 35
    $275≈ £208≈ €229HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  21. Street in Saverne by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, offered Aug 2017
    Street in Saverne
    Etching
    Plate: 8" x 6"; Sight: 8-3/4" x 6-3/4"; Overall: 18-3/4" x 14-3/4"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1628
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at James D. Julia ↗
  22. Fumette, 1858
    Etching · Paper
    6-3/8 x 4-1/4 in. (plate) 12-7/8 x 10-3/8 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 809
    $450≈ £346≈ €387HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  23. Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1, 1896
    Lithograph · Paper
    13-3/4 x 10 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 806
    $350≈ £269≈ €301HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  24. Billingsgate, 1859
    Etching · Paper
    5-7/8 x 8-7/8 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 800
    $350≈ £269≈ €301HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  25. The Little Putney, No. 1, state II/II (K. 179, M. 176, Gr. 147, W.146)
    Etching · Paper · ed. II/II
    5-3/16 x 8-1/8 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 799
    $400≈ £308≈ €344HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  26. Old Westminster Bridge and Billingsgate - by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching and drypoint, sold Jun 2017
    Old Westminster Bridge and Billingsgate -
    Etching
    The first 3 inches x 7.8 inches (7.6 x 19.8 cm), the second 6 inches x 8.9 inches (15.2 x 22.6 cm).
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 159
    $688≈ £539≈ €610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  27. La Vieille aux Loques by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, print, sold Jun 2017
    La Vieille aux Loques
    Print (other)
    20.75 x 14.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 252
    £550≈ $710≈ €633HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  28. Free Trade Wharf by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, fifth, sold Jun 2017
    Free Trade Wharf
    Etching
    9.5 x 18.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 251
    £480≈ $620≈ €552HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  29. Chelsea by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, monochrome etching, sold Apr 2017
    Chelsea
    Etching
    19cm x 23.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 92
    £20≈ $26≈ €24HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  30. Charing Cross Railroad Bridge (W.120)
    Lithograph · Paper
    8-1/2 x 13 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 666
    $500≈ £399≈ €468HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  31. Billingsgate by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching "Billingsgate", sold Dec 2016
    Billingsgate
    Etching
    Plate - 6" high x 9" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 14
    $175≈ £138≈ €164HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  32. The Lime-Burner, I/II, (M. 45, K. 46, W.44), 1871
    Etching · Paper · ed. I/II
    9-7/8 x 6-7/8 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 454
    $5,500≈ £4,461≈ €5,175HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  33. The Piazzetta, III/V, (M.186, K. 189), from Twelve Etchings
    Etching · Paper · ed. III/V
    9-7/8 x 6-7/8 in. (sheet without tab)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 453
    $5,000≈ £4,056≈ €4,704HammerSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  34. The Garden, VII/VIII, (M. 207, K210), from Twenty-six Etchings
    Etching · Paper · ed. VII/VIII
    11-7/8 x 9-3/8 in. (sheet without tab)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 452
    $17,000≈ £13,790≈ €15,994HammerSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  35. The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1879, Etching on laid paper, second (final) state, probably from the 1883 re-issue without the Printseller's Association stamp, sold Sep 2016
    The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179), 1879
    Etching · Paper
    5 1/4 x 8 1/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3127
    $125≈ £97≈ €111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  36. The Music Room (K. 33) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1858, Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, the second (final) state, sold Sep 2016
    The Music Room (K. 33), 1858
    Etching · Paper
    5 14/16 x 8 10/16in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3117
    $400≈ £309≈ €355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  37. J. Becquet, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames (K. 52; University of Glasgow 62) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching on ivory laid paper with 'De Erven de Blauw' watermark, Glasgow's fifth state (of 6), sold Sep 2016
    J. Becquet, from A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames (K. 52; University of Glasgow 62), 1859
    Etching · Other support
    10 x 7in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3110
    $1,375≈ £1,063≈ €1,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  38. San Biagio, 1879- by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1880, Etching, offered Jul 2016
    San Biagio, 1879-, 1880
    Etching
    Gray's Auctioneers · · Lot 61
    Result not publishedEst. $10,000–15,000View at Gray's Auctioneers ↗
  39. Gants de Suede - by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph - from the studio, (Way 26, Levey 40, Spink 35), sold May 2016
    Gants de Suede -
    Lithograph
    Image 8.5 inches x 4 inches, contained in an attractive glazed gilt frame with linen liner
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 466
    $344≈ £236≈ €308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150–300View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  40. [La Vieille aux Loques], 1858
    Drypoint · Paper
    8-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 292
    $1,100≈ £763≈ €969HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  41. [La Marchande de Moutarde], 1858
    Drypoint · Paper
    6-1/8 x 3-1/2 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 291
    $1,200≈ £833≈ €1,057HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  42. Jo's Bent Head, 1861
    Drypoint · Paper
    9 x 5-7/8 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 739
    $2,400≈ £1,657≈ €2,128HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  43. Street at Saverne, state v/v, from [Twelve Etchings from Nature], (Kennedy 19)
    Drypoint · Paper
    8-1/8 x 6-3/16 in. (plate)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 738
    $1,700≈ £1,173≈ €1,507HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  44. Mother and child 2 (Levy 39) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Lithograph, 1891 and 1895, a posthumous impression, on tissue thin laid japan, sold Oct 2015
    Mother and child 2 (Levy 39)
    Lithograph · Paper
    Bonhams · · Lot 257
    £938≈ $1,448≈ €1,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  45. Little Dordrecht by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Etching, sold Sep 2015
    Little Dordrecht
    Etching
    3.7 in. x 5.1 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1207
    $500≈ £320≈ €438HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  46. The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1879, Etching on J. Whatman paper, second (final) state, possibly from the 1883 re-issue without the Printseller's Association, offered Aug 2015
    The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179), 1879
    Etching · Paper
    5 1/4 x 8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7095
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700–900View at Bonhams ↗
  47. The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1879, Etching on J. Whatman paper, second (final) state, possibly from the 1883 re-issue without the Printseller's Association, offered Jun 2015
    The Little Putney, No. 1 (K. 179), 1879
    Etching · Paper
    5 1/4 x 8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7267
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  48. Billingsgate (K. 47) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching on laid paper, the seventh state (of 8), sold Apr 2015
    Billingsgate (K. 47), 1859
    Etching · Paper
    5 7/8 x 8 7/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5064
    $625≈ £427≈ €592Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  49. Eagle Wharf, pl. 11, from Sixteen Etchings of the Scenes on the Thames (K. 41) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859, Etching on laid paper, only one state, sold Apr 2015
    Eagle Wharf, pl. 11, from Sixteen Etchings of the Scenes on the Thames (K. 41), 1859
    Etching · Paper
    5 3/8 x 8 3/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5054
    $500≈ £342≈ €474Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  50. Charing Cross Railway Bridge by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Transfer lithograph, sold Feb 2015
    Charing Cross Railway Bridge
    Lithograph
    Sight: 6-1/2" x 9". Overall 13-1/4" x 15-3/4"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1236
    $1,185≈ £778≈ €1,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at James D. Julia ↗

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