Art, literature & history
Butterfly with Checkered Wings
1898/99
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink on cream wove card
- Dimensions
- 12.1 × 15.8 cm (4 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1933.289
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Butterfly with Checkered Wings. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Butterfly with Checkered Wings — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1898/99.
Medium: Pen and black ink on cream wove card. Dimensions: 12.1 × 15.8 cm (4 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.