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

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Butterfly

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                    Butterfly, Art Institute of Chicago
Butterfly, Art Institute of Chicago

A butterfly based on Whistler's monogram 'JW', with the addition of a long, curved, barbed tail. It was designed for Whistler, James McNeill, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, London, 1890.

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