Hesitating Collection

Cartoon, The Census - April 1891
Cartoon, The Census - Census Taker prompts woman to put her age, ten years older than last time. Date: 1891

Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?), c. 1867. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?), c. 1867. [A woman looks at a letter which has been slipped under a closed door]

The Alley (oil on canvas)
CH405683 The Alley (oil on canvas) by Brun, Guillaume Charles (1825-1908); 59.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Ruelle; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician (engraving)
1596602 The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician)

At the door of one stood a lady, illustration from
STC323620 At the door of one.. stood a lady, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

Group of king penguins on the beach waiting to enter the ocean, South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Group of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) lined up on the beach at the waters edge waiting to enter the cold waters of the Southern Ocean on South Georgia Island; South Georgia, Antarctica

Couple Drinking
VIV NT LES PARISIENS ! Two Parisians living it up - but is the young lady with the crucifix hesitating to take the first sip which could be the first step to ruin ? Date: circa 1860

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Hesitation, a common thread woven through the tapestry of life, is depicted in various forms across time and art. From the Cartoon of April 1891, where a man ponders a decision, to Clytemnestra's contemplative gaze in her 1817 oil painting, the human experience of hesitation resonates. Alfred Stevens' Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?) also captures this moment of indecision, as does the group of king penguins on South Georgia Island, waiting to enter the cold Antarctic waters. Even in the engraving of The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician, a traveler pauses at a crossroads. And in the simple yet profound illustration of a lady standing at a door, hesitating, we recognize the universal truth that sometimes the hardest step is the first one. So raise a glass with a friend, as in the Couple Drinking, and may we all find the courage to step forward, leaving hesitation behind.