The Adventuress follows the dreamlike journey of an alchemist’s daughter. After she is kidnapped by a lascivious baron, she turns herself into a moth and flees to the garden of a charming butterfly collector named Napoleon Bonaparte. The story of how the two become lovers, and how their affair ends in tragedy and transcendence, is told through Niffenegger’s spare prose and haunting aquatint etchings. With a stunning and distinctive visual style, this gothic romance packs the emotional heft of the world’s great fairy tales. It will delight fans of the author’s previous works and enchant an entirely new legion of readers.
The Adventuress Gallery
Original artwork for the artist's book The Adventuress.
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Artist’s book consisting of sixty-six aquatints on Japanese sakamoto paper, hand-marbled end papers, letterpress printed text. Ultra-suede binding.
Edition of 10
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.
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