Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer
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Dimensions
plate: 20.96 x 13.02 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
sheet (includes tab with signature): 21.27 x 12.7 cm (8 3/8 x 5 in.) -
Accession Number
1942.15.16
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 236, state i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Collection of Mr. James Watson Webb [1884-1960] and Mrs. Electra Havemeyer Webb [1888-1960], Los Angeles and Vermont; gift to NGA 1942.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 199, i/ii.
2012
MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012: no. 236, state i/ii.
Inscriptions
lower right on the verso: Whistler (upside down); on tab: butterfly 'imp.' / butterfly of 1885/1886
Watermarks
none
Wikidata ID
Q64958859