Painting
Bierstadt Butterfly
Oil on paper painting of a butterfly. Bierstadt would apply oil paints directly to the paper to form one wing of a butterfly, then fold the paper in Rorschach test-fashion to produce a mirror image and complete the shape. |
Image ID: | 36370 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
Creator Name: | Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 |
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Genre: | Painting |
Original Format Type: | paintings |
Original Format Number: | PH 6439 |
Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5 inches |
See Image ID: 36372 for image of another butterfly on same card. |
Painting |
Butterflies |
Lepidoptera |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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