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

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M.1248
Two butterflies

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1904.451
Medium: crayon
Support: off-white wove paper, laid down on card
Size: 11 1/4 x 8 11/16" (285 x 220 mm)
Signature: butterflies
Inscription: none

Two butterflies

Description

Two butterflies, Freer Gallery of Art
Two butterflies, Freer Gallery of Art

Two butterflies based on Whistler's monogram 'JW', with the addition of a barbed tail. They were designed for Whistler 1890 [more] .

Last updated: 14th December 2019 by Margaret