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James McNeill Whistler
Butterflies: Design for The Gentle Art of Making Enemiesc. 1890

Not on view
Ink drawing on cream paper, four small fantastical figures with flower-like heads, fan-shaped wings, and curling ribbon-like bodies arranged across the page

James McNeill Whistler, Butterflies: Design for The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, c. 1890, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anita and Julius L. Zelman in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
James McNeill Whistler
United States, 1834-1903
Title
Butterflies: Design for The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Date Made
c. 1890
Medium
Crayon
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (28.42 × 22.23 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.2015.73.48
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings