• The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster in an elegant interior, dried grasses and a rattan c
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, poster in an oak frame leaning on a textured wall
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster standing on the floor, light wood frame
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster on a beige wall, window shadows
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster above a stack of books
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster in a Parisian Haussmann living room
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster next to a white vase, raking light
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster on a beige wall, pampas grass in the foreground
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, framed poster on a light wall
  • The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster, the print alone, thick matte eco-friendly paper
1 10

The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster

The Bird and the Bouquet - Apollinaire - Calligram Poster

€35,00 EUR
€35,00 EUR
Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Free shipping on orders over €50
  • Poster created in France
  • 100% eco-friendly paper100% eco-friendly paper
  • Printed and shipped from a studio near you : most orders arrive in 3 to 5 business daysDelivery within 3 to 4 business days.

A bird, a bouquet, and the same pen.

Context of the work

This calligram combines two motifs - a bird and a bouquet of flowers - drawn by the very arrangement of words on the page. Left out of the 1918 collection Calligrammes, it was published after the poet's death, and shows the lightness of his handwriting.

What does Apollinaire's "The Bird and the Bouquet" represent?

Through the arrangement of its words on the page, the poem draws the silhouette of a bird and a bouquet of flowers, associating lightness and grace in Apollinaire's characteristic calligram style.

What size should I choose for this "The Bird and the Bouquet" poster?

This "The Bird and the Bouquet" poster is available in 30 x 40 cm, 40 x 50 cm, and 50 x 70 cm. The 30 x 40 cm size is suitable for a hallway, office, or gallery wall; the 50 x 70 cm stands alone above a sofa or bed. The frame is not included; the sizes are standard and can be found commercially.

Gift idea for a lover of visual poetry, a nature enthusiast in verse, or anyone sensitive to formal lightness.

Lean in close and you'll see the letters aren't perfectly crisp. That's because they come from a page written by hand more than 100 years ago. Between a clean copy in a modern font and the real type of the period, we chose the real thing.

Features and sizes

Available sizes: 30 x 40 cm, 40 x 50 cm, 50 x 70 cm
Paper: thick eco-friendly matte paper
Printing: high resolution, colorfast over time
Frame: not included
Print medium: poster, art print on matte paper
Theme: calligram, visual poetry
Average delivery times observed: 3 business days, careful packaging

Posters sold individually

These posters need to be framed by you :)
We choose standard formats that are easy to frame!

View full details
Close-up of the grain of our thick eco-friendly matte 170 gsm paper
The paper grain, up close.

Heure d'été Editions

Beautiful words deserve beautiful paper

These verses are set to be hung: a chosen typeface, measured margins, white space worked around the text. It is this layout that makes you want to read them again.

The paper is an uncoated matte 170 gsm. Its surface stays slightly fibrous, the ink sinks in, the light spreads across it. You read it the way you read a book.

It is eco-friendly paper from sustainably managed forests, and printed as close to you as possible to shorten transport.

Hanging a poem is not the same as reading it once. The text stays there, you catch two lines in passing, and the day pauses for a second. It is a moment you give yourself, and offer to those who live with you.

There is a quiet pleasure in living with French literature in the original. The poem keeps the language it was written in, and with it the sound the writer chose, which no translation quite carries over. On an English-speaking wall it stops being decoration and becomes something with a little cachet: a piece of France you can read on your way past, every morning.

It earns the large format. At 50x70 cm the text is read from across the room, and the page holds a wall the way a painting does.

Picked for you

Collections

View all collections
  • Exclusive illustrations

    Exclusive illustrations

    All designs are carefully created in the South of France.

  • Responsible printing, close to you

    Responsible & local printing

    We print the posters as close to your home as possible!

  • Careful, fast delivery

    Careful and fast delivery

    Fast and careful delivery, worldwide!

1 3