Butterflies
by Helen Hyde
- Date:
- 1908
- Medium:
- Color woodcut on ivory Japanese paper
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Helen Hyde
"Butterflies" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) print by Helen Hyde. Executed in color woodcut on ivory japanese paper, this work demonstrates the artist's distinctive vision and command of the printing medium.
Helen Hyde brings a personal artistic voice to the shin-hanga tradition, combining technical mastery with contemporary sensibility. The composition reflects an engagement with both the material possibilities of printmaking and the conceptual concerns of modern art.
The woodblock technique brings a distinctive quality to this work, where the grain of the wood and the layering of pigments create effects that cannot be achieved in any other medium.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Butterflies was created by Helen Hyde in 1908.
Butterflies depicts nature and abstract.
