“In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue and white;
Like sapphire, pearl, and rich embroidery,
Buckled below fair knighthood’s bending knee;
Fairies use flower for their charactery.”
― William Shakespeare
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André Bauchant (French, 1873-1958), Bouquet de digitales [Bouquet of foxgloves], 1929.
Oil on canvas, 108.4 x 81 cm. Peale Museum, Baltimore.
Moissonnier Frères from France
Suvi Koponen by Sebastian Kim for Vogue China, February 2016
Emil Nolde (German, 1867-1956), Verbascum and Lilies, 1939. Oil on canvas, 88.5 x 73.3 cm. Kunstmuseum, Mulheim an der Ruhr.
“The sun, rising and setting in splendid colors, never grows tired of its admirers―much like a lady, aglow with grace, never grows tired of chivalrous acts or pretty flowers.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich,
Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
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Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring 2016.
Paris Fashion Week.
French Heritage Furniture
Antonio Marras Ready To Wear Fall/Winter 2014.
“Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Isaac Grünewald (Swedish, 1889-1946), Still life with flowers.
Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm.
A summer bouquet, 1947, Jan Sluijters. Dutch (1881 – 1957)
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“Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star.”
― Paul A.M. Dirac
Zuhair Murad Pre Fall 2016.
