Fairy with butterfly wings among flowers at night – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Fairy with butterfly wings among flowers at night comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Fairy with butterfly wings among flowers at night
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Fairies with gauzy butterfly wings, set among night flowers, belong to a Victorian and Edwardian taste for the supernatural that drew heavily on children's books, stage pantomime and the new art of photography. Fairy subjects were often staged with models, painted backdrops and artificial light, so the nocturnal setting here likely reflects a deliberate effort to create a dreamlike, otherworldly mood. Images like this were popular with a public fascinated by the boundary between reality and imagination, and they often circulated as cards, book plates and magazine illustrations. Look closely at the wings and the flowers to see how the artist used contrast and soft focus to suggest a world that is delicate and slightly out of reach.
| Original scan | 759 × 1,000 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | Fantasy Fairies006 |
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