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An outdoor still life set at sunset and composed around an oak tree with, from left to right; borage, cotton thistle, rudbeckia, scabious, cow parsley, trumpet honeysuckle and ivy. Butterflies, including red admiral and peacock species, and moths can be seen feeding on the leaves of the plants. At the top of the composition, a goldfinch is perched on a thistle head. To the right, hanging from the tree is the loop of a bird snare. On the ground in the lower right corner, a frog looks upwards. In the background to the right is a landscape with cypress trees. In this piece, traditional "Vanitas" elements are referenced through images of the natural cycle of life and death, such as in the depiction of caterpillars alongside the adult moths and butterflies that they will become.
Title
Still Life with Frog and Goldfinch (Thistles and Butterflies)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 85 x W 67 cm
Accession number
NCM 1904-105
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Mr Richard Godson Millns, 1904
Work type
Painting
