James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler (1834-1903) Savoy Pigeons Transfer-lithograph, drawn on white transfer paper, 1896, only state, printed by Way who recorded 23 impressions, there were approximately a further 3,000 impressions printed by Way and published in The Studio 8, no.39 (15 June 1896), a posthumous edition of 32 was printed by Goulding in 1903 Subject: 19.9 x 13.8 cm Literature: Way 118; Levy 164, Chicago 154 The view is from Whistler’s balcony at the Savoy Hotel, looking towards Westminster. The artist moved from his house in Kensington to the Savoy in mid-February 1896 with his sick wife. He would often focus on lithography during these months, making drawings on transfer paper near her bedside