Sparrow at the Petit Palais, Paris.

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2023

Oil on poplar panel
9.5 x 14 cm (3.7 x 5.5″), framed dimensions: 19.5 x 23.5 cm (7.7 x 9.3″)

Set in a 23ct hand-water gilded Empire frame.

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This sparrow was seen in the oval courtyard of the Petit Palais in Paris. Built in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle, it houses the city’s fine art collection: Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris.

The hand-gilded frame elevates this humble bird.