- Created by
- Stephen Gilbert 1910–2007
- Title
- Drawing of an abstract butterfly with frilled wings and a large head
- Date
- 1945
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 150 x 114 mm
- Format
- Artwork - on paper, unique
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased from the artist, 1973
- Reference
- TGA 9713/11
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