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Butterfly canvas wall art - gallery wrapped and available up to 30in x 20in.
Perched lightly among green foliage, postman butterfly creates a refined and natural focal point suited to calm interiors. Ideal for living rooms, bedrooms, or garden-inspired spaces, it pairs well with soft greens and neutral tones, adding a subtle and elegant presence.
The postman butterfly (Heliconius melpomene) is a tropical species commonly found in Central and South America, recognised for its dark wings marked with bold red or orange bands. It is part of a group known for Müllerian mimicry, where multiple species share similar warning patterns to signal toxicity to predators. Postman butterflies are also notable for their relatively long lifespan and their ability to feed on both nectar and pollen.
Perched delicately on a narrow leaf, the butterfly is shown side-on, revealing the contrast between its deep brown wings and the vivid orange markings. The slender body and fine antennae are clearly defined, while the surrounding green foliage is softly blurred. The composition draws attention to the balance between the sharp detail of the insect and the smooth, natural background.
This stretched canvas print offers a contemporary and gallery-style way to display your chosen image. Professionally produced and carefully hand finished, it combines modern print technology with traditional framing craftsmanship to create wall art designed for long-lasting colour and presence.
Your image is printed using UVgel print technology, producing vibrant colour, excellent detail and strong resistance to fading. The professional lab printing process carries a 100+ year colour guarantee, ensuring the artwork remains clear and rich for decades.
Each canvas is stretched over a solid wooden frame made from European kiln-dried knotless pine. The stretcher bars are milled with a curved profile that minimises contact with the canvas surface, helping to prevent impression marks and allowing the artwork to remain smooth and evenly tensioned.
The frame features finger-jointed corners to maintain structural strength and resist warping over time. For larger sizes, discreet tensioning wedges are added to the corners, allowing the canvas to remain taut and making future adjustment possible if required.
Every canvas is hand finished by experienced framers, ensuring clean folds and precise stretching on each corner. The 38mm deep frame gives the artwork a strong wall presence, while a choice of black, white or image wrap edges allows the final presentation to suit your space.
Stretched canvases are designed to hang directly from the wooden stretcher frame, allowing the artwork to sit flush against the wall for a clean, gallery-style finish. Simply place a nail or screw into the wall and rest the frame over it. For larger canvases, two fixings positioned either side of the centre stretcher bar provide additional stability.
Postman Butterfly butterfly canvas wall art prints are printed to order and usually shipped within 2-5 business days. Please allow a further 2-3 days from the despatch date to receive your item (not including weekends or bank holidays).
Prices shown are inclusive of delivery to Mainland UK & Northern Ireland. Shipping to other available areas calculated at checkout.
Please check out the Delivery & Returns and Free Shipping pages for futher information.What customers say about Real World Art
Lovely soft cushion and excellent print. Very pleased with it.
Brilliant! My print is beautiful. I initially ordered the wrong product due to my own error but Carol was so supportive and helpful I cannot recommend her/this company enough.
Brilliant customer service from the start with an easy website to navigate. Unfortunately when my order arrived the print was damaged, contacted Carol who sent another out for me straight away and kept me updated along the way. Absolutely fantastic service. Thank you.
Excellent Print arrived - High Quality - Very professional - Correspondence with Carol was helpful & informative. Would highly recommend Realworldart.
Thrilled to bits with the picture , better than expected
Today I had the pleasure of picking up a framed and mounted print of 'Dandelion Clock' its absolutely stunning. The clarity is just crazy!! Now to decide where to put it!! Really beautiful work.
