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

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r. and v.: Butterfly

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                    r.: Butterfly, Library of Congress
r.: Butterfly, Library of Congress

                    v.: Butterfly, Library of Congress
v.: Butterfly, Library of Congress

The butterflies derive from Whistler's monogram 'JW', with, in addition, a barbed tail. They are designs for Whistler 1892 [more] . A cut-out butterfly from the first edition of The Gentle Art of Making Enemies is stuck on the recto. The butterfly on the verso is crossed out.

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret