The Little Steps, Lyme Regis

1895/1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts two people next to a doorway. One person stands at the entrance, facing slightly to the side. Their features are sketched with minimal strokes, with indistinct facial features and hair details. They appear to be wearing a dress or long garment. Another person stands inside the doorway, partly obscured by the doorframe. Their upper body is visible with darkened shading indicating their form and clothing. The facade of a building with windows and architectural details, including a bay window, is shown behind them. The sketch features simple lines with no intricate details or embellishments. The background is plain, focusing on the building and figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.1 × 14.6 cm (8 5/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.6 × 23 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8752

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 131, ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 94.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 393-395, no. 131, ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022171

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