This rare stipple engraving portrays the intricate beauty of the Stiff Ixia (Ixia Erecta), imagined by none other than “The Raphael of Flowers,” Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Created for Redouté’s groundbreaking botanical study, Les Liliacées, this artwork highlights the strong vertical structure of the flower stems in contrast with the softer star pattern of the blooms. Thanks to Redouté’s famed stipple process, which is renowned for producing incredible tonal gradation, each leaf and petal is captured with breathtaking detail. A wonderful example of Golden Age botanical art, this piece is absolutely stunning.
