Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Butterfly, Freer Gallery of Art
Butterfly, Freer Gallery of Art

A butterfly remotely based on Whistler's monogram 'JW', with the addition of a long barbed tail at lower left, and a shaded trefoil. It was designed for Whistler 1890 [more].

Last updated: 18th March 2021 by Margaret