Description
Antoine Berjon was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France.
One of Berjon's important works is his Still Life with Flowers, Shells, a Shark's Head, and Petrifications (1819). He completed the painting while still professor at the École des Beaux-Arts. The work's detailed depictions of blossoms recall the Dutch flower painters of two centuries earlier, but the items accompanying the flowers suggest no ordinary still life. The skeletal shark's head and the seashells are at first incongruous but show that Berjon has adapted his style to the era of the Enlightenment, diversifying the subject matter to represent the age's new sense of nature. The freshness and delicacy of the blooms contrast with the age and permanence of the petrifications.
Taking inspiration from the museum’s encyclopedic collection, local Philadelphia maker The Painted Lily has created small artworks on beautiful tumbled marble tiles. Whether hanging on your wall, decorating your desktop or bookshelf, or as a coaster for your favorite beverage, each will add warmth and inspiration to your home or office.
The images are applied using a technique that has been developed allowing for the natural color and character of the tile to show thru the image. Made to last a lifetime, the tiles are incredibly durable. Perfect as coasters for hot and cold beverages, the images will never peel up with condensation and the sealer will never melt with any hot liquids. Each coaster is backed in cork to protect your table surfaces.
Each of the tiles will vary a little due to the character and texture of the stone. Tiles can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. They are not dishwasher safe.
- Phladelphia Museum of Art exclusive
- 4" x 4"
- Handmade in Philadelphia using the finest Italian Marble
- Materials: Marble tile, ink, cork
- Care: Wipe clean with a damp cloth; not dishwasher safe
