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

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M.1251
Three butterflies

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.452
Medium: crayon and white gouache
Support: off-white wove transfer paper
Size: 5-5 1/16 x 6 3/8" (127-129 x 162 mm)
Signature: butterflies
Inscription: 'base'

Three butterflies

Description

Three Butterflies, Freer Gallery of Art
Three Butterflies, Freer Gallery of Art

Three butterflies based on Whistler's monogram 'JW', with the addition of very long barbed tails. They were designed for Whistler 1890 [more] .

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret