Butterflies and Flower
1910–1914 · Watercolour on paper · Petit Palais, Paris
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About this work
- Artist
- Odilon Redon (1840–1916)
- Year
- 1910–1914
- Medium
- Watercolour on paper
- Collection
- Petit Palais, Paris
- Movement
- Symbolism
Four butterflies drift across a sheet washed in soft blue, grey and cream: a large orange-red one at the centre, a patterned yellow one above it, a pale blue one at upper right and a small brownish one at the top. A single pale yellow flower curls up from the bottom edge. Redon painted this small watercolour between 1910 and 1914 and signed it at lower right. The Petit Palais describes his late butterfly watercolours as full of joy and light, peopled by unreal flora and fauna. The collector Jacques-Michel Zoubaloff gave it to the museum in July 1916, the month Redon died.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Soft blue, cream and warm orange make a gentle, airy picture for a bedroom, nursery or bathroom. Hang it with Van Gogh's Pink Peach Tree in Blossom at 12×18 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1910–1914)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, nursery, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
