The Art Institute of Chicago
Butterfly
Description
Butterfly is an internationally celebrated Graphite on ivory wove paper created by James McNeill Whistler (c. 1890). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Provenance
Sold by Albert Roullier Gallery, Chicago, to Walter S. Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago, April 16, 1920 [invoice; stamp (Lugt 2651 a-b), recto, lower right, in blue]; given to the Art Institute, February 1933.
Dimensions
19.2 × 12.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
14488
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903
Impressionism & Realism • United States • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery