Flowers in the image of painters and artists.
Come with us to the fragrant world of flowers in the form of pictures.
Flowers are a full part of our lives these days. Flowers blend in the interior, at weddings, birthday parties, corporate events, funerals, etc.
Since the beginning of time, people have used flowers to express their feelings, to enhance their surroundings. For example, in the form of art: in music, books, sculptures, paintings, etc.
Few things are as beautiful as flowers, so it is no wonder that they have attracted the attention of artists from ancient times to the present day. In addition to their beauty, flowers provide rich opportunities to play with colors and styles. You can find flower paintings in museums and galleries around the world.
Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) was a great admirer of floral beauty. His most famous paintings include, for example: Vase of Chrysanthemums (Dahlias), Flowers in a Vase, Tulips, Summer Landscape, Roses and other beautiful paintings. Also, the French painter Claude Oscar Monet (1840 – 1926) and his beautiful flower paintings: Water lilies, poppies.
Over the centuries, artists have painted flowers in, for example, Dutch Realism, Impressionism, Modernism, and then Pop Art.
Why are flowers such a popular subject?
Flowers have inspired artists with their delicacy and vibrant life energy for centuries. Flowers can remind us of the beauty and diversity of life that nature offers us. Images of flowers evoke a timeless and powerful feeling of joy that affects all human beings regardless of time and place. Depending on the era, diverse cultural meanings can be inferred from the images of artists who painted flowers. The lotus on ancient Egyptian pottery, jewelry, and papyrus paintings was supposed to symbolize the sun, while medieval artists saw the ivy as a symbol of marital commitment. Flower paintings flourished in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when specialized botanist painters appeared. Flower paintings from this period often have deep symbolic connotations. The best and most famous flower paintings of all time.
Vincent van Gogh, Still Life Vase with Twelve Sunflowers 1888
The talented impressionist artist was clearly a lover of sunflowers. This still life with sunflowers is part of his Arles cycle, one of two sunflower cycles. Although the title suggests there are twelve sunflowers in the vase, van Gogh later reworked the painting to actually show fifteen flowers. "Still Life Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" is one of the most famous depictions of flowers and his most famous painting. Many consider this sunflower still life to be one of the most famous paintings created in this genre. This painting is also one of the most famous examples of Impressionist flower painting. The yellow tones of the sunflower permeate every aspect of this wonderful painting. The light blue background brings the flowers forward and effectively shifts attention to the variously tilted sunflowers in the center of the canvas. In this painting, van Gogh's sunflowers are in various stages of life and death. An echo of vanity, fragility and brevity of life pervades the image.
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Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1890
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is said to have been mentally unstable (he cut off part of his ear after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin), and this painting dates from 1889 when he had himself locked up in an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de - Provence. There he continued his work and created a number of notable works - among them this one. Van Gogh initially avoided formal still lifes, preferring to paint an overgrown hospital garden. At the end of his one-year stay, however, he created a number of flower compositions.
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Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1914-26
We can't talk about the most famous flower paintings of all time without mentioning Claude Monet (1840-1928). When we think of Monet, we think of flowers. Monet, famous for this wonderful series of Impressionist paintings captured en plein air in his garden at Giverny, where he maintained an elaborate garden with water lily ponds.
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Gustav Klimt, The Flower Garden, 1905
Brightly colored flowers are a common feature of Gustav Klimpt's paintings and this painting is a perfect example of his work during his golden phase. The painting is part of a series of paintings inspired by the flower fields he saw in Litzleberg. Art historians often consider this painting to be one of Klimpt's finest landscapes. The painting depicts a rolling mass of flowers that seem to continue beyond the canvas. Brightly colored flowers fill this image in a beautiful celebration of the natural world. His other famous work is the painting Sunflowers, painted in 1906.
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Henri Matisse, Flowers, 1907
Henri Matisse's career spanned more than 50 years, and throughout this time he repeatedly returned to the subject of flowers, either as still lifes or as elements of larger compositions depicting interior scenes, floral arrangements or landscapes.
Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1964
When Andy Warhol introduced his flower paintings in 1964, they came as something of a surprise to him, as they marked a departure from the images of Campbell's soup cans and movie stars (Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor) that had made his name. Flowers were a frequent source of inspiration for this pop artist. In 1964, Warhol began a series of floral paintings in which he captured a drooping hibiscus flower in vivid colors. This series of flower themed paintings is a wonderful example of modern flower paintings and is celebrating great success with it.
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Margaret Haverman, Vase with Flowers, 1716
Margareta Haverman (ca. 1693-1739) belonged to a group of Dutch female painters of the 17th and 18th centuries who specialized in painting flowers.
Édouard Manet, Two Roses on a Tablecloth, 1882-83
Towards the end of his life, Édouard Manet (1832-1883) began to paint small still lifes, including several floral ones. Almost all were shown in crystal vases, with the exception of: Two roses on a tablecloth. Manet was seriously ill at the time, suffering from rheumatism and also syphilis, which he had not treated for years. Friends visiting his hospital bed often brought flowers, which became the subject of compositions that, due to their emotional tone, were more like portraits than still lifes.
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Ambrosius Bosschaert, Floral still life, 1614
Bosschaert was one of the first artists to specialize in flower painting and pioneered intricately detailed and vivid floral arrangements. This Brosschaert still life stems from the growing fascination with botany in 16th century Germany and the Netherlands. Bosschaert himself was a leading Dutch painter who specialized in flowers and fruit.
Mary Cassatt, Lilacs in the Window, 1880-1883
Mary Cassat is a world-renowned artist who is considered one of the first American Impressionist artists. Although most of her paintings depict the human figure, Cassatt also enjoyed painting gardens and bouquets. This vibrant painting features a vase of lilacs standing on an open windowsill. The work is an excellent example of top Impressionist floristry. The vase has a dark eggplant color that contrasts beautifully with the white and purple lilacs inside.
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Henri Fantin-Latour, The Rose and the Lily, 1888
Unlike the impressionist flower paintings that surround Henri Fantin-Latour, here he takes a more traditional approach. Fantin-Latour's flower paintings refer to the golden age of realism.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bouquet of Roses, 1890-1900
The vivid and sensual roses captured in this impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir almost jump off the canvas. Although Renoir did not turn to painting flowers until later in life, roses were his favorite subject. This oil painting of a bouquet of roses is incredibly sensual. Renoir's smooth and lively brush strokes capture the roses as if they were in the movement of life. Beautifully colored red and pink roses are created in different stages of life. Full and voluptuous petals bloom from the bouquet, while a single wilted rose lies on the table below. Roses have an energy that seems to radiate from the canvas and give them life.
Piet Mondrian, Amaryllis. 1910
As a Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian came from an extensive line of floral artists.
Odilon Redon White vase with flowers, 1916
Although more of a pastel drawing than a painting, this vibrant still life with a bouquet of mixed flowers captures the movement towards the future in art.
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Georgia O'Keeffe The Red Poppy, 1927
Known for her erotic depictions of flowers, Georgia O'Keeffe painted more than 200 floral compositions during her career. O'Keeffe turned her still lifes into breathtaking events. Although she used watercolors early in her career, after 1918 O'Keeffe began to use oil paints almost exclusively. At this time she also began to create large-scale paintings of flowers as if under magnification. This vibrant and sensual red poppy is an excellent example of her work from this period.
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