Purple irises frame a calendar grid in gold Art Nouveau linework

A symmetrical Art Nouveau design in purple, olive green and gold shows three iris blooms with fringed, white-veined petals rising on curling stems across the top of the sheet, their leaves scrolling into a fine gold linework frame with curled corner flourishes. At the centre sits a purple-ruled calendar grid for the month, and a single iris bloom between curling leaves closes the design at the bottom edge.

Anna Sipkema (1877–1933) was a Dutch graphic designer and weaver. Trained at the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijzers in Amsterdam, she taught drawing at a craft school for girls from 1904 and between 1901 and 1911 designed book covers, calendars and illustrations for publishers including C.A.J. van Dishoeck, G.B. van Goor and L.J. Veen. She is remembered chiefly for her Art Nouveau flower-and-leaf calendars for Van Dishoeck, after which she turned mainly to hand weaving. Her work is held by the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Drents Museum.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.