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James McNeill Whistler
Butterfly Motifc. 1898

Not on view
Ink drawing on tan paper of a hybrid butterfly-human figure with large hatched wings, a small human torso, and a long spiraling line rising above it, with handwritten notes
Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
United States, 1834-1903
Title
Butterfly Motif
Date Made
c. 1898
Medium
Pen and ink and graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 6 in. (19.69 × 15.24 cm); Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.88 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita and Julius L. Zelman in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2015.73.47
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings