Provenance
- 1882: bought from Whistler by Louisine Waldron Havemeyer (1855-1929) ;
- 1917: given in January to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) , Detroit;
- 1919: bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art.
Exhibitions
The Steps, framed, Freer Gallery of Art
- 1881: Venice Pastels, Fine Art Society, London, 1881 (cat. no. 23) as 'The Steps'.
By the terms of Freer's will, this pastel cannot be lent to another venue.
Last updated: 10th February 2021 by Margaret
