6th May, 2021 12:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary

 
  Lot 81
 

A FRAMED PRINT OF BUTTERFLY SPECIMENS TOGETHER WITH THE BOOK THAT FEATURES THE PRINT BY VIKTOR WYND

A FRAMED PRINT OF BUTTERFLY SPECIMENS TOGETHER WITH THE BOOK THAT FEATURES THE PRINT BY VIKTOR WYND

the framed print an archival print of Oskar Proctor’s photograph of ever single British Butterfly that Viktor Wynd collected as a child, showing various butterfly specimens, in a gilt and glazed rectangular frame, together with a copy of 'The Unnatural History Museum' by Viktor Wynd, signed 'Viktor Wynd 2021' on the page showing the said butterfly print,

the frame 72cm wide x 54cm high

Please note this lot is subject to VAT on the hammer price at 20%.

Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London.

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.

Sold for £175

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