Girl with a Butterfly Net 1959

Tetyana Yablonska’s 1959 painting "Girl with a Butterfly Net" depicts a young girl, likely a teenager, standing in a forest clearing. She holds a butterfly net, but she is not chasing butterflies. Instead, she contemplates a small flower in her hand, a moment of peaceful contemplation against the backdrop of a lush summer forest. Yablonska, a Ukrainian artist, is known for her realistic paintings of everyday life, and this work is a classic example of her style. It is a nostalgic piece that captures the simple beauty of nature and the innocence of youth.