Flight of the Butterfly No. 1 (Vol de Papillon)
Artist
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
American, 1890–1973
Date1955
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Frame: 38 x 48 1/4 in. (96.5 x 122.6 cm)
Frame: 38 x 48 1/4 in. (96.5 x 122.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of Fannie and Alan Leslie
Object number2006.21.10
On View
Not on viewProvenanceEstate of the artist, 1973; with Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA; on extended loan to the Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, 1983-1995; sold (by Chowning) to Fannie and Alan Leslie, Palm Springs, CA, 1995; bequeathed to NCMA, 2006.
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