Accession Number
1940.97

Title
Butterflies and Thistle

Artist(s)
Warren Lombard

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1934

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
7 15/16 in. x 5 15/16 in. ( 20.2 cm x 15.1 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Alfred H. White

Subject matter
Lombard summered in Monhegan, Maine and developed much of his aesthetic and subject matter there. Monhegan was a well known artist colony that had existed since the mid-nineteenth century. This work dates from the latter part of Lombard's career when he primarily did studies of botanical subjects while on the island. The addition of butterflies adds dynamism and movement to the image.

Eva Caston 2017

Physical Description
Print of butterflies resting on thistle plant.

Eva Caston 2017

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Centaurea (genus)
Papilionoidea (superfamily)
Plants
butterfly
etching (printing process)
modern and contemporary art