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

 

M.1267
Butterfly

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890/1892
Collection: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Accession Number: GLAHA 46145
Medium: pen and purple ink
Support: off-white wove paper
Size: 4 13/16 x 14 3/16" (123 x 360 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Butterfly

Description

Butterfly, The Hunterian
Butterfly, The Hunterian

The butterfly is remotely derived from Whistler's monogram 'JW', with, in addition, a barbed tail curving to upper left. It is related to designs for Whistler 1892 [more] .

Last updated: 19th March 2021 by Margaret