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A detailed watercolor study of four butterflies and a bumblebee. The insects are different colors, including: white, black, yellow, orange and brown. They are arranged neatly across a white sheet. A detailed watercolor study of four butterflies and a bumblebee. The insects are different colors, including: white, black, yellow, orange and brown. They are arranged neatly across a white sheet.

Pieter Withoos

Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee,

Description

Maker

  • Pieter Withoos

Title

Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee

Medium

gouache, watercolor, graphite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Watercolor and opaque watercolor over graphite on vellum prepared with white chalk

Techniques

  • Watercolor and opaque watercolor over graphite on vellum prepared with white chalk

Supports

  • Vellum

Dimensions

30 x 21.9 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in black ink, LR corner:p:Withoos:fe:

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Pearl Nathan and Ernest Nathan Fund

Object Number

82.025

About

Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee

Drawing Closer

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RISD STEAM/Discovery Through Juxtaposition

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Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Signed in black ink, LR corner:p:Withoos:fe:

Projects & Publications

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

RISD STEAM/Discovery Through Juxtaposition

Read Online

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

Design and Description

January 27 - April 9, 2006

Under the Magnifying Glass

September 22, 2000 - January 14, 2001

Treasures on Paper

June 13 - August 19, 1989

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions

November 5, 1982 - January 2, 1983

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Use

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