Reddish Commeline

By Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Experience the golden era of plant illustration through this amazing illustration of the "Reddish Commeline" (Commelina). Referred to as the "Raphael of Flowers," Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the personal artist for both Marie Antoinette and Empress Joséphine Bonaparte. Featuring an elegant design of one of the flowers depicted in Redouté’s famous folio masterpiece, Les Liliacées (1802–1816), which recorded the best exotic flowers cultivated at the Château de Malmaison.

Featuring distinctive petal shapes and vibrant organic colors, along with the highly accurate illustration of the leaf vein, this print art successfully blends the exact science of plant illustration and the romantic elegance of French watercolors. Created using stipple engraving technique, it perfectly complements any minimalist, classic or European-style decoration.