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

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Butterfly

Provenance

  • 1890: probably sent by Whistler to William Heinemann (1863-1920) , London publisher.
  • 1957: bought from Fritz S. Hofheimer, New York, for the Elisha Whittelsey Collection by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Exhibitions

There is no record of an exhibition in Whistler's lifetime.

Last updated: 18th March 2021 by Margaret