Kat Allibe "Butterfly Betty" — Original Oil on Canvas, Signed, 2026
Viridian Eclection
The PieceOil on canvas, a twenty-four inch square. The most ornamental composition Allibe has released, and the one where her restraint is doing the most work to keep it from tipping over.A golden ...
The Piece
Oil on canvas, a twenty-four inch square. The most ornamental composition Allibe has released, and the one where her restraint is doing the most work to keep it from tipping over.
A golden headpiece shaped as a wing sits above a face left characteristically unfinished. In a lesser painter's hands the motif would be costume; here it is held in check by the palette discipline — a warm ground, one emotional colour, and a refusal to gild anything beyond the single passage that earns it. The gold is worked and distressed rather than laid on clean. The subject is transformation treated as a decision repeated over a lifetime rather than an event that happens once, which is why the figure is painted mid-life rather than mid-flight.
History & Provenance
Kat Allibe is a French-born contemporary painter working in Reno, Nevada, and the originator of Emotional Impressionism. She painted privately for over thirty years, producing more than 150 works that never entered the market, before entering formal study at the Milan Art Institute in 2025.
Viridian Eclection is her private dealer. This painting comes directly from the studio, with a certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist.
Product Details
| Artist | Kat Allibe (Catherine Allibe), French, working in Reno, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Title | Butterfly Betty |
| Date | 2026 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas with gold passages |
| Dimensions | 24 x 24 in (61 x 61 cm) |
| Signature | Signed by the artist |
| Framing | Unframed; ready to hang or frame to specification |
| Authentication | Certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist |
| Provenance | Direct from the artist's studio via Viridian Eclection, private dealer |
| Condition | Excellent original condition as released by the artist. Condition Guaranteed. |
| Availability | One of a Kind — 1 Available |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
A small square is the most forgiving shape in a house — it hangs alone above a chest, stacks in a pair, or joins a gallery wall without needing the rest rearranged around it. The gold gives it a reason to be near lamplight. This is the piece for a powder room, a dressing table, or the wall you see from a bed.
Available for private viewing at The Morris Hotel Building, Reno. Trade and design enquiries welcome.
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