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.
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Pieter Withoos

Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee

Maker

Pieter Withoos (Dutch, 1654-1693)

Title

Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee

Year

ca. 1680

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, watercolor, graphite

Supports

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:

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Pearl Nathan and Ernest Nathan Fund

Object Number

82.025

Type

Exhibition History

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions
Nov 05, 1982 – Jan 02, 1983

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Pieter Withoos (Dutch, 1654-1693)
Study of Four Butterflies and a Bumblebee, ca. 1680
Watercolor and opaque watercolor over graphite on vellum prepared with white chalk
30 x 21.9 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/8 inches)
Pearl Nathan and Ernest Nathan Fund 82.025

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