Art Underwater World: Vanitas with Critically Endangered Butterfly swarm Artist signature & date recto

Artist signature & date recto in black ink

Unique print

Dated 2006

and cosmological metaphor

Dated 1996

Art Underwater World: Vanitas with Critically Endangered Butterfly swarm Artist signature & date rectoThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct