Name/Title
Butterfly Prints
from Papillons / Plate 11Entry/Object ID
120.U.LR.0005Description
This print shows five different butterflies overlapping each other. Each is a different size and species and they are all done in detail and in brilliant colors. The wings fill a majority of the composition. This print is from a set of 20: 16 of butterflies and 4 of decorative patterns that include the designs he developed from their wing patterns. Altogether Seguy used 81 different butterflies in his compositions.Artwork Details
Medium
Hand Colored Engraving / Pochoir PrintMade/Created
Artist
Eugene Séguy [(EA Seguy) Eugene Alain Seguy]Dimensions
Dimension Description
OuterHeight
24-1/4 inWidth
20 inDimension Description
SightHeight
19 inWidth
13-3/8 in