Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso) - James McNeill Whistler

"Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso)" by James McNeill Whistler (1898/99)

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

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago

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

Commentary

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 graphite (verso), on cream wove card. Dimensions: 15.7 × 12.2 cm (6 3/16 × 4 13/16 in.). Subject tags: pen and ink drawings. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/113076