Silence of the Lambs// "Acherontia atropos 272-273" Original Papercut

Silence of the Lambs original, hand cut artwork. This is Acherontia atropos AKA The Death-Head Hawk Moth. Hand cut from pages 272 and 273 of Thomas Harris' novel Silence of the Lambs. These are the pages in which FBI agent Clarice Starling comes face to face with Buffalo Bill. He is given away by a death-head moth crawling from the folds of his robe.

Cut out letters spell "Acherontia atropos".

Moth is pinned with a glass headed pin.

The book pages have been stiched onto onto a giclee printed background. This technique allows the artwork to be free from the background, providing life, depth and shadow.

Artwork is A3 in size (297mm x 420mm)

This papercut arrives framed and ready to hang.

Professionally framed by a local framer. All our frames are handmade, open grain, wooden box frames. Box frames provide a space between the glass and artwork.

Framed with conservation glass to protect your artwork from fading/damage caused by UV light.

Frame size is approx 44cm x 32cm x 4.5cm.

Limited to an edition of just 1. Signed and numbered "1/1"

Please allow approx. 10 days for delivery.