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

Butterfly (recto); Fragment of Butterfly (verso)

James McNeill Whistler (American) (1834-1903)

Movement
Impressionism
Date
1898–1899
Medium
Pen and black ink over graphite (recto and verso), on cream card
Dimensions
15.9 × 12.3 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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