Flowers and Butterflies

Felix Bryoche, artist

born 1936, active 1958–present

Flowers and Butterflies, circa 1970

Where object was made: Haiti

Material/technique: paint; hardboard

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 41 x 38.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 16 1/8 x 15 3/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 0 1/2 in

Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection

Accession number: 2011.0257

Not on display

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This painting shows an  assortment of flowers and butterflies in a field with rolling mountains in the background. In Haitian art butterflies often represent lwa, the spirits that take form as major forces of the universe or as ancestors who assist humans. The scene of colorful flora and fauna conveys a lazy summer afternoon. Many of Bryoche’s works have a similar sense of serenity.