Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

The Little Forge, Lyme Regis

The Little Forge, Lyme Regis dates from between September and November 1995, when Whistler stayed in Lyme Regis, Dorset. 1


                The Little Forge, Lyme Regis, The Hunterian
The Little Forge, Lyme Regis, The Hunterian

On 17 May 1896 Whistler's sister-in-law, Ethel Whibley (1861-1920), wrote to the London art dealer, David Croal Thomson (1855-1930), asking him to come to Whistler's London studio and 'to send up the little picture of the Forge.' 2

Other Lyme Regis subjects include Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis [YMSM 444], The Little Rose of Lyme Regis [YMSM 449] and The Master Smith of Lyme Regis [YMSM 450].

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 442).

2: GUW #08400.

Last updated: 22nd October 2020 by Margaret