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Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery by James McNeill Whistler — VisualArtsDB

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Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery

Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery

Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery

James McNeill Whistler

1879–1889

Medium: Graphite and watercolor on beige laid paper
Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.6 cm (2 7/8 x 3 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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