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Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso) - James McNeill Whistler

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Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso) - James McNeill Whistler
Gift of Walter S. Brewster

"Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso)" by James McNeill Whistler (1898/99)

Pen and black ink over graphite (recto), and brush and black ink over graphite (verso), on cream wove card.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso)" by James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99. Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite (recto), and brush and black ink over graphite (verso), on cream wove card. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of Walter S. Brewster.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records
James McNeill Whistler: James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903. Cultural context: United States.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data
Technical Details Classification: pen and ink drawings. Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite (recto), and brush and black ink over graphite (verso), on cream wove card. Dimensions: 12 × 15.9 cm (4 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.). Subject tags: pen and ink drawings. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/113078