Dreamy Butterfly Painting by Odilon Redon, Papillons et fleur Poster,

Ready-to-hang: Includes hanging kit, ready to hang directly on the wall.
Frame Material: Durable pine wood.
Frame Measurements: 20-25mm (0.79"-0.98") thick, 10-14mm (0.4"-0.6") wide.
Paper Weight: 200 gsm (80 lb), thickness: 0.22 mm (8.7 mils).
Paper Finishing: Matte, smooth, non-reflective surface.
Protection: Shatterproof plexiglass protects the poster.
Sustainable Paper: FSC-certified materials or equivalent.

This is a dreamy and ethereal painting, Papillons et fleur (Butterflies and flower), by the celebrated French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon. The artwork features several butterflies that seem to float weightlessly in a hazy, atmospheric space of swirling blues and greys. Rather than a scientific study, this is a poetic vision rendered in soft pastel or watercolor. The focus is on mood, imagination, and the radiant beauty of color, with the vibrant red-orange butterfly in the foreground emerging from a dreamlike mist.

Historical Tidbit

The artist, Odilon Redon, is famous for having two completely opposite phases in his career. For the first half of his life, he was known as the "prince of darkness," working almost exclusively in black and white charcoal drawings that he called his noirs ("blacks"). These were filled with strange, nightmarish visions of smiling spiders and floating eyeballs. Then, around the age of 50, his art underwent a profound metamorphosis. He embraced a brilliant, jewel-like palette and began creating the radiant, dreamlike paintings of flowers and butterflies for which he is now beloved. This butterfly, a symbol of transformation, perfectly represents the artist's own journey from darkness into light.

Our sturdy wooden framed posters come ready to hang and are printed on heavyweight white matte paper with a smooth, luxurious finish—designed to stand the test of time: