The Green Butterfly
Datec. 1879-1881
Artist
Albert Joseph Moore
(British painter, 1841–1893)
MediumOil on wood panel
Dimensions15 7/16 × 5 in. (39.2 × 12.7 cm)
frame: 23 3/4 × 14 in. (60.3 × 35.6 cm)
frame: 23 3/4 × 14 in. (60.3 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-16
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextAlbert Moore was a key participant in the quest for “beauty” in all its purity. A quiet, reticent man, he was friendly with various members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. Around 1865, he came under the influence of James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) and began working in a more decorative manner. The harmony of the pale yellow of the gown, the peach colored head-wrap, and the muted tones of tile and foliage are the single-minded focus of this serene composition. 
