Details
| Artist | James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903 |
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| Date | 1887 |
| Medium | etching and drypoint on laid paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 7 × 3 1/16 inches (17.8 × 7.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, funds from the Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Fund |
| Accession Number | 2019.102 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Marked, in graphite, reserved tab at left: [Whistler's buffterfly monogram] imp |
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Provenance
Joshua H. Hutchinson [ca. 1829-1891].
March 2, 1892, sold by (Sotheby's, London, England), lot 314.
(Robert Dunthorne, London, England).
Howard Mansfield [1849-1938].
[A. A. Hahlo and Co., New York, New York, USA];
1919, purchased by Harris Whittemore, Sr. [1864-1927];
by descent, Harris Whittemore, Jr. [1894-1974] and Roberta Napier Whittemore [1897-1994];
by descent, Robert Napier Whittemore [1921-2010];
by descent, Thyrza S. Whittemore;
consigned to (Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
March 2, 1892, sold by (Sotheby's, London, England), lot 314.
(Robert Dunthorne, London, England).
Howard Mansfield [1849-1938].
[A. A. Hahlo and Co., New York, New York, USA];
1919, purchased by Harris Whittemore, Sr. [1864-1927];
by descent, Harris Whittemore, Jr. [1894-1974] and Roberta Napier Whittemore [1897-1994];
by descent, Robert Napier Whittemore [1921-2010];
by descent, Thyrza S. Whittemore;
consigned to (Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
