The Butterfly and the Flame

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

The Butterfly and the Flame

Entry/Object ID

2013.144

Description

Abstracted composition on textured-looking gray background with swirling lines and flat planes of gray

Artwork Details

Medium

Etching engraving

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Belverd and Marian Needles

Made/Created

Artist

Ferren, John

Date made

1935

Ethnography

Notes

North America United States

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

BR/V graphite

Notes

Inscription Type: "[artist signature] 1935"

Transcription

BL/V graphite

Notes

Inscription Type: "1st stage"

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

10-1/8 in

Length

5-3/4 in

Dimension Description

sheet

Width

13-5/8 in

Length

10-3/4 in