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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
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