Lithograph “Butterflies of the Fields” signed Dominique COSANDEY 99 and numbered 27/35 in pencil at the bottom, with a dry stamp from Atelier
l’Epervière – The Swallowtail - The Large
Tail-bearer – The Great Black – Erebia aethiops –
The Small Tortoiseshell – The Small
Cabbage White – The Blue Argus – Polyommatus icarus –
The Red Admiral - Vanessa
atalanta – The Apollo – Parnassius apollo
Dominique COSANDEY
Born in Gruyère in 1953, he completed an apprenticeship as a decorator after attending school in Bulle, in the canton of Fribourg. Today, he draws and engraves his lithographic stones in his studio situated in the Pre-Alps of his native Gruyère. He prints his lithographs in the traditional manner: one by one, sheet by sheet, on century-old presses. Passionate about nature since childhood, he spends many hours observing it. On the lookout for wildlife, he seeks out its traces and contemplates its beauty, sketching and describing it in his naturalist’s notebooks. His quest for inspiration has taken him across Gruyère and the Pays d’Enhaut, as well as to Corsica, Lapland, Svalbard and Iceland.
Origin: Switzerland
Period: 20th century
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: H 42 x 57 cm
Frame dimensions: H 52 x 69 cm