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

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M.1257
Butterfly

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1905.326
Medium: pencil
Support: buff card
Size: 4 9/16 x 4 1/8-4 7/16" (116 x 104-113 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Butterfly

Description

Butterfly, Freer Gallery of Art
Butterfly, Freer Gallery of Art

A dancing butterfly remotely based on Whistler's monogram 'JW', with the addition of a long barbed tail. It was designed for Whistler 1890 [more] .

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret