The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

The Butterfly

The Butterfly

1920
(American, 1887–1953)
published by

Frederick Reynolds

America, 20th century
color etching and aquatint
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2009.621
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Catalogue raisonné: Fletcher, 48
Location: not on view

Description

In 1919 and 1920 Arms executed a group of prints of sailboats on calm waters with mountainous backgrounds. Aquatint, an etching technique, is utilized to achieve large wash-like areas. In this beautiful and refined work, line is minimal, only delineating the sailboat while subtly graduated planes of tone suggest distance and atmosphere. Printed in color, the snow-covered peaks and shimmering waters are described with an exquisite delicacy.
  • Modern Gothic: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 30, 2012).
  • {{cite web|title=The Butterfly|url=false|author=John Taylor Arms, Frederick Reynolds|year=1920|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.621