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Sunday, Lyme Regis

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Artwork Details

Sunday, Lyme Regis
1895
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
transfer lithograph on laid paper
9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25.0 x 18.3 cm);9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25.0 x 18.3 cm);19 x 14 5/16 in. (49.0 x 36.5 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.452

Description

Subject Matter:

Whistler spent time in Lime Regis during the fall of 1895. This image looks up Broad Street. It was drawn on a transfer paper that was new to Whistler that the Ways had sent him in Lime Regis. He decided he did not much like the effects of this paper.

Physical Description:

A curving country town street lies before the viewer. On either side of the street are row houses and other buildings; along the right side of the composition is a darkened doorway and steps facing the viewer. Along the street are numerous figures strolling. At the bottom of the image at the right is a dog, facing up the street and away from the viewer.

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