The Ghost of a Flea
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Details
Materials
- Archival pigment (giclée) print
- Paper
- Hahnemühle cotton paper, 308 gsm, matte
Measurements
| in | cm |
|---|---|
| 8 × 10 | 20.3 × 25.4 |
| 12 × 16 | 30.5 × 40.6 |
| 18 × 24 | 45.7 × 61.0 |
| 24 × 36 | 61.0 × 91.4 |
Notes
- Frame
- Not included
Shipping & handling
Please allow an estimated 3–5 weeks from placing your order to delivery, including preparation and shipping. Each piece is sent insured and signed for.
Duties and taxes are settled at checkout wherever we can; otherwise on arrival. Returns within 30 days, in the original box. Pieces cast, made to order or made to measure for you are final sale, unless they arrive damaged.
Care instructions
Keep out of direct sunlight. Handle the paper by its edges. Frame it behind UV protective glass.
The Ghost of a Flea
A chilling apparition from the darkest corners of visionary art, William Blake’s The Ghost of a Flea (c.
1819-1820) manifests as a muscular, horned entity, holding a gleaming bowl of blood under a starry, draped firmament. Born from a séance-inspired vision by John Varley, Blake renders the ephemeral spirit of a flea as a powerfully grotesque, almost vampiric figure, embodying the unseen horrors and spectral energies that populate his unique spiritual cosmology.
This iconic tempera painting explores the boundary between the mundane and the monstrous, the insect and the infernal.
Restored by the Surrealium atelier, this archival reproduction resurrects the original's ominous palette and intricate textures with profound clarity. Every sinew, scale, and star is brought to life, deepened by the giclée process using 11 archival inks on thick, museum-grade 308 GSM Hahnemühle cotton paper. The result is a Surrealium archival art print that transforms Blake’s potent vision into a tactile, luxurious experience, preserving its mystique for generations.
More than a mere depiction of a phantom, The Ghost of a Flea challenges our perceptions of reality, inviting us to contemplate the hidden life and profound strangeness that exists within the mundane, revealed through the unparalleled genius of William Blake.
From a 1600s sea fortress
Surrealium is housed within Vaxholms Kastell, a stone fortress at the gateway to Stockholm's archipelago.
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