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

 

M.1432
Butterflies hatching out of eggs

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1890
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler D24
Medium: pencil
Support: cream laid paper
Size: 6 1/8-6 1/4 x 2 9/16-2 3/4" (157-160 x 66-70 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: 'select etchings/ [Simpson]/ see. Way. Webb -'

Butterflies hatching out of eggs

Butterflies hatching out of eggs were drawn on the verso of the draft of a letter to Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834-1917), on or about 20 October 1890. 1

Butterflies hatching out of eggs, Glasgow University Library
Butterflies hatching out of eggs, Glasgow University Library

It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1432) wrongly dated 1895: the date has been corrected.

Notes:

1: [20 October 1890], GUW #00818.

Last updated: 21st February 2021 by Margaret