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James McNeill Whistler

Butterfly (recto); Study of Butterfly (verso)

1898/99
Pen and black ink over graphite (recto), and pen and black ink, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint (verso), on cream wove card
22.5 × 14.3 cm (8.9 × 5.6 in)

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