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The Butterfly by American Winslow Homer — VisualArtsDB

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The Butterfly

The Butterfly

The Butterfly

American Winslow Homer

1870

Medium: Brush and oil paint on canvas
Genre: Figure
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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