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butterflies

Flower and a Butterfly

Artist: Shafi' Abbasi (Persian, active ca. 1628–74)

Peonies and Butterflies

Artist: Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)

Papillons (Butterflies)

Artist: Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976)

Flower and Butterfly

Artist: Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877–1946)

Flower and Butterfly

Artist: Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877–1946)

Petrified Butterfly

Artist: Gabor F. Peterdi (American, born Hungary, 1915–2001, M.A. (Hon.) 1965)

Flowers and Butterflies

Artist: Keiko Minami (Japanese, active California and Paris, 1911–2004)

Papillon (Butterfly)

Artist: Jean Lurcat (French, 1892–1966)

Peonies and Butterfly, from an untitled series named Large Flowers

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)

Napkin Clips

Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837)

Butterfly on Clover

Artist: Graziella Sanchez Archibald (Swiss, active 1980s)

Cat and Butterfly

Artist: Ren Yu (Chinese, 1853–1901)

Peonies, Orchids, Butterflies, and Bees

Artist: Wang Xuetao (Chinese, 1903–1982)

Flowering Branch, Butterfly, and Goldfish

Artist: Ding Yanyong (Chinese, 1902–1978)

Iris and Butterfly

Artist: Wang Yachen (Chinese, 1893–1983)

Yellow Butterfly

Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830–1902)

Brooch in the shape of a butterfly, filigree

Brooch in the shape of a butterfly, filigree

Ivan Chermayeff Butterfly Peephole at Phillip Morris Construction Site, from the series Open Spaces, Temporary and Accidental

Artist: Marvin E. Newman (American, born 1927)

Ivan Chermayeff Butterfly Peephole at Phillip Morris Construction Site, from the series Open Spaces, Temporary and Accidental

Artist: Marvin E. Newman (American, born 1927)

Leaf from a Book of Hours; The Virgin in the Clouds, Holding the Child and Standing on a Dragon, within a rectangular frame, within a decorative border

Artist: Unknown

Butterfly, from the Voces de la Frontera box set

Artist: Ceci Tejada (Mexican, born 1982)
Artist: Voces de los Artistas (American, founded 1994)

Animals and Plants of the Forest

Artist: Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1636–1695)

Time to Save

Artist: Audrey Flack (American, born 1931, B.F.A. 1952)

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