The Bat Woman
Also known as La Femme Chauve-SourisAlbert Joseph Penot, c. 1890Fine art reproduction on 200gsm matte paper. A5 to A2, plus 12x16 and 18x24 inches.A woman with vast bat wings hovers against the night. Paris called her a femme fatale.
Albert Joseph Penot painted La Femme Chauve-Souris, The Bat Woman, around 1890. A pale figure spreads enormous dark wings across a night sky, part woman, part creature of the dark.
The painting belongs to the fin de siècle fascination with the femme fatale, the dangerous woman of Symbolist art and gothic fiction. It was exhibited at the Paris Salon and sold at Sotheby's in 2018 for £137,500.
The look
Black wings, moonlit skin and deep night shadow. Dramatic, seductive and unmistakably gothic. Gothic wall art suited to a goth bedroom or dark academia dressing room.
Sizes
| Size | Centimetres | Inches |
|---|---|---|
| A5 | 14.8 x 21 cm | 5.8 x 8.3 in |
| A4 | 21 x 29.7 cm | 8.3 x 11.7 in |
| A3 | 29.7 x 42 cm | 11.7 x 16.5 in |
| A2 | 42 x 59.4 cm | 16.5 x 23.4 in |
| 12 x 16 in | 30.5 x 40.6 cm | 12 x 16 in |
| 18 x 24 in | 45.7 x 61 cm | 18 x 24 in |
This painting stops at A2. Above that size the original photograph loses the fine detail of the brushwork, so the shop does not offer it.
Custom sizes on request. Inch sizes have a slightly different shape from A sizes, so the edges trim a little. Size guide
Frames and delivery
Choose a black, white or oak frame, or order the print unframed. It is printed locally in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada or Australia, at the location closest to you. Free tracked shipping, no customs fees. Printing and delivery
Gifting
A bold gift for a birthday or housewarming. Gothic art with a story.
More like this
More gothic art: The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli and Witches' Sabbath by Goya. For more femmes fatales, see Lamia by John William Waterhouse and La Belle Dame sans Merci by Frank Dicksee.
