Butterfly by James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler

Visual Artist

Butterfly

Graphite on ivory wove paper · 2026

Public-domain source artwork from the Art Institute of Chicago. Date: c. 1890. Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper. Credit line: Gift of Walter S. Brewster.

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