Five Butterflies
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Five Butterflies

TitleFive Butterflies
ArtistOdilon Redon
Datec. 1912 20th century
Mediumwatercolor on wove paper
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Entomological plates

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“Five Butterflies” is a work by Odilon Redon, dated c. 1912. It is executed in watercolor on wove paper and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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