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

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r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag; v.: Butterfly on a tricolour flag

Composition


                    r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag, The Hunterian
r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag, The Hunterian

                    r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag; v.: Butterfly on a tricolour flag, The Hunterian
r.: Two butterflies, one on a tricolour flag; v.: Butterfly on a tricolour flag, The Hunterian

                    Butterfly and tricolour flag in Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly, Glasgow University Library
Butterfly and tricolour flag in Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly, Glasgow University Library

These were drawn for publication in Whistler 1899 (F)[more] . It was not reproduced exactly in this form (see Butterfly and tricolour flag [M.1560]).

Conservation History

This is the other half of Two butterflies on tricolour flags among the clouds [M.1558], and has an uneven edge down the right side.

Last updated: 7th December 2020 by Margaret