Butterfly

Emil Fuchs

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a bronze sculpture titled "Butterfly" by Emil Fuchs. The sculpture features a nude woman with her body facing slightly to the right and her head tilted downward. Her right leg is bent at the knee, and her left leg bears her body weight, with her left heel raised. The woman's arms hang loosely by her sides, and her hair appears styled in a bun. The sculpture's surface exhibits a dark brown patina. The figure stands on a rectangular base made of dark green marble with flecks of lighter green and white. The base has a flat top and a thin metal rim around its top edge. The background of the image transitions from black at the top to gray at the bottom.