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

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M.1474
Papillon noir

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1896/1897
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Accession Number: E. R. and J. Pennell Collection
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: beige wove paper
Size: 3 9/16" x 2 3/8" (91 x 60 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: r.: 'see back - ½', v.: 'Heinemann/ 3 & 412/ 8.89.806.6' in various hands

Papillon noir

Provenance

The early provenance is not known; see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1474).

Exhibitions

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

Last updated: 5th March 2021 by Margaret