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Three Butterflies by James McNeill Whistler — VisualArtsDB

Three Butterflies

Three Butterflies

James McNeill Whistler

1890–1903

Medium: Graphite on cream wove card
Dimensions: 24.1 × 20.9 cm (9 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteprints and drawingpapercardboardpaper (fiber product)

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