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James McNeill Whistler

Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso)

1898/99
Pen and black ink over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove card
15.7 × 12.2 cm (6.2 × 4.8 in)

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