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Jane Peterson, Lure of the Butterfly, ca. 1914. Oil on canvas. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museu ...
Lure of the Butterfly
Jane Peterson, Lure of the Butterfly, ca. 1914. Oil on canvas. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museu ...
Jane Peterson, Lure of the Butterfly, ca. 1914. Oil on canvas. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by the 2020 Curator’s Circle and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Endowment Fund, 2020.1.2

Lure of the Butterfly

Artist (b. November 28,1876, Elgin, Illinois - d. August 14,1965, Leawood, Kansas)
Dateca. 1914
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 30 1/8 × 40 1/4 in. (76.5 × 102.2 cm) Framed: 35 × 45 × 1 1/2 in. (88.9 × 114.3 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPAINTING
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by the 2020 Curator's Circle and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Endowment
Object number2020.1.2
DescriptionA woman in a white dress and white hat with a black band kneels on her proper right knee and holds her proper right arm out towards a yellow butterfly. The woman's chin also rests on her raised proper left hand. The background is filled with large green-leafed plants.
Status
On view
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