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Butterfly with Checkered Wings - James McNeill Whistler

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Butterfly with Checkered Wings - James McNeill Whistler
Gift of Walter S. Brewster

"Butterfly with Checkered Wings" by James McNeill Whistler (1898/99)

Pen and black ink on cream wove card.

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Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Butterfly with Checkered Wings" by James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99. Medium: Pen and black ink 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 on cream wove card. Dimensions: 12.1 × 15.8 cm (4 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.). Subject tags: pen and ink drawings. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14506