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

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M.1269
Butterfly

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46147
Medium: pen and purple ink
Support: cream laid paper, partial watermark of a crown over 'ORIGINA / FI'
Size: 6 7/8 x 4 5/16" (175 x 110 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none
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Butterfly

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1958: bequeathed by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 8th December 2020 by Margaret