"Existentialist Sea Star" Work by Artist Carole Mannette

Poetic and one-of-a-kind framed artworks, each featuring a real sea star mounted against a richly marbled ground and accented with clipped French text fragments that evoke a dreamlike, celestial mood.

One piece is set in a handsome rectangular vintage gilt frame, with a dramatic sunburst-like 23 legged sea star against swirling blue marbled paper. The second is housed in a smaller round gilt frame, featuring a pale sea star on a darker marbled ground. Together, they feel like tiny seaside reliquaries — part coastal specimen, part found-poetry collage.

Both intimate and evocative, they make striking decorative pieces for a gallery wall, bookshelf, or cabinet of curiosities.

A beautiful choice for collectors of natural history objects, framed curiosities, coastal décor, and singular handmade artworks with a romantic French sensibility.

Dimensions (circle): 16cm Height x 15.5 cm Width

Dimensions (rectangle): 30cm Height x 23cm Width