Flower pictures from just a little while ago, at least if you are a flower. French. Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, artist. Living from around 1533 to 1588, he served as official artist on Jean Ribault’s expedition to what became North Florida.

A Sheet of Studies of Flowers: A Rose, a Heartsease, a Sweet Pea, a Garden Pea, and a Lax-flowered Orchid. 16th c. French. Watercolor and gouache, over black chalk. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/364533

Apple. ca. 1575. French. Watercolor and bodycolor on paper. Museum ID# AM.3267Y-1856. Collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In the public domain due to age. via https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O25872/watercolour-le-moyne-de/

Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle. 16th c. French. Black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet. Inscribed in ink , probably by the artist. Watermark crescents with a crown. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/jacques-le-moyne-de-morgues-dieppe-ca-6188314-details.aspx

Red currant. ca. 1565. French. Watercolor and gouache on paper prepared as vellum. Image © 2020 Arader Galleries, Philadelphia. Fair use license. via https://aradergalleries.com/products/jacques-le-moyne-de-morgues-french-ca-1533-1588-bullace-2

Stavesacre. ca. 1575. French. Bodycolor and watercolor on paper. Museum ID# AM.3267FF-1856. Collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In the public domain due to age. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1136622/stavesacre-watercolour-le-moyne-de/

Gardens in spring or summer to make you smile in a January snow. English. Beatrice Parsons, watercolorist. Living from 1870 to 1955, she studied at the Royal Academy Schools. Queen Mary owned 30 of her watercolors.

“Gladioli and Agapanthus.” Plate 4 from the book “Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them” which was published in Edinburgh in 1922. 1922. British. Image source biodiversitylibrary.org. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gladioli_and_Agapanthus_by_Beatrice_Emma_Parsons.jpg

“The Summer Garden.” Undated. Signed on the lower right. Private collection. Image © Estate of the artist. Fair use license. via https://scontent.fnyc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s960x960/10551592_1568153450136205_9208930456188176400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=2&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=z30fbnvpvKAAX_8Kdmc&_nc_ht=scontent.fnyc1-1.fna&tp=7&oh=72a6c1ecf74514a7616f47084e3fff34&oe=5FCF8C82

“Our Lady’s Flowers.” Undated. English. Image © Estate of the artist. Fair use license. via https://thegardenstrust.blog/2014/11/08/beatrice-parsons-queen-of-the-blazing-border/

Still lifes with sea shells. One with flowers, too. French. Antoine Berjon, artist (1754-1843). Worked in watercolor and oils along with pastels. Designed silks in Lyon, too.

“Still Life With Flowers, Shells, a Shark’s Head, and Petrifications.” 1819. Oil. Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antoine_Berjon,Still_Life_With_Flowers,_Shells,_a_Shark%27s_Head,_and_Petrifications(1819).jpg

“Coquillages et Madreposes.” Undated. French. Collections of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon. Image source: the Bridgeman Art Library. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berjon,Antoine%E2%80%94Still_Life_of_Shells_and_Coral.jpg and https://www.walmart.com/ip/Coquillages-et-Madreposes-Antoine-Berjon-1754-1843French-Musee-des-Beaux-Arts-Lyon-Canvas-Art-Antoine-Berjon-18-x-24/184454044?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0

“Still life of seashells.” Early 19th c. Oil on zinc. School of Antoine Berjon. Image source: © Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.flickr.com/photos/eoskins/24787919558

Flower pictures. French. Louis Valtat, artist, Living from 1869 to 1952, he is associated with the Fauvist movement. Studied at the Académie Julian. A collaborator of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

“Les vases de fleurs.” Undated. French. Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2020 TRINITY HOUSE PAINTINGS LTD. Fair use license. via https://www.trinityhousepaintings.com/art/valtat-vases-de-fleurs/

“Anémones et marguerites au vase bleu.” 1933. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © artfrancais.com. Fair use license. via https://www.artfrancais.com/artists/78-louis-valtat/works/9424-louis-valtat-anemones-et-marguerites-au-vase-bleu-1933/

“Vase de Fleurs.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image ©2020 MARK MURRAY FINE PAINTINGS. Fair use license. via https://www.markmurray.com/louis-valtat-paintings-for-sale

Botanical prints of tropical flowers. More from Nancy Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft’s 1828 “Specimens of the Plants and Fruits of the Island of Cuba.”

coo.31924100271463-seq_137 — “Lily and amaryllis belladona.” Plate 38.125. Page 137. Collections of and digitalized by Cornell University. In the public domain. via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924100271463&view=1up&seq=137&size=125

coo.31924100271463-seq_141 — “Narcissus (lily of the rocks) and Panoratium caribaea, Sea onion.” Plate 32d. 131. Page 143. Collections of and digitalized by Cornell University. via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924100271463&view=1up&seq=143&size=125

coo.31924100271463-seq_145 — “Bastard Fustic.” Plate 33d. 135. Page 147. Collections of and digitalized by Cornell University. In the public domain. via https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924100271463&view=1up&seq=147&size=150

Flower pictures by Josef Mangold, a German Impressionist and Modern painter. Living from 1884 to 1937, he was a member of the Rheinische Sezession. Studied art in Cologne and Berlin.

Screenshot (882) — Flowers. 1930. Oil on panel. Signed on the upper right. Image © Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH and lotsearch.de. Fair use license. via https://www.lotsearch.de/lot/blumenstillleben-um-1930-oel-auf-holz-41-x-31-6-cm-16-1-8-x-12-1-2-in-50051349?utm_source=auction-newsletter-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Au

Screenshot (886) — Flowers. 1930. Oil on panel. Source: villa-grisebach.de. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josef_Mangold_Blumenstilleben.jpg

Screenshot (888) — Floral still life with playing card. 1930. Source: artnet.de. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josef_Mangold_Blumenstilleben_mit_Spielkarte.jpg

Blumenstilleben. ca. 1930. German. Oil on panel. Josef Mangold, painter (1884-1937). Signed on the upper left. Part of a 2014 Kunsthaus Lempertz KG auction and listed on invaluable.com. via @le_jardin_robo on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/le_jardin_robo/p/DG6IIB7o8S4/?hl=en

Fields of flowers, some being picked but mostly being left alone. American, Impressionist school. John Ottis Adams, artist. Living from 1851 to 1927, he was a member of the Hoosier Group of landscape artists. Studied at the South Kensington School of Art in London.

10265542_559172784203537_8292228860334475991_o (1) — “In Poppyland.” No date. Signed on the lower right. In the public domain due to age. via https://scontent.fnyc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s960x960/10265542_559172784203537_8292228860334475991_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=90dphuBNlfUAX_GdWj9&_nc_ht=scontent.fnyc1-1.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=81fbba1b1510d291056e7fb000a45f9e&oe=5F2A0D61

John_Ottis_Adams_002_(39098022245) — Painting with red flowers. Undated. Signed on the lower left. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ottis_Adams_002_(39098022245).jpg

John_Ottis_Adams_007_(25125385257) — Garden. Undated. Signed on the lower right. Source: youtube.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 80 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ottis_Adams_007_(25125385257).jpg

Black-Eyed-Susans-John-Ottis-Adams-Oil-Painting — “Black-eyed Susans.” Undated. Signed on the lower left. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/uncategorized/black-eyed-susans

Orchids, chromolithographic plates from Frederick Boyle’s 1901 work “The Woodlands Orchids” which was published in London. J. L. MacFarlane, lithographer.

woodlandsorchids00boyl_0010 — “Zygo colax-woodlandsense.” Frontispiece, page 9. Collections of and digitalized by the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/woodlandsorchids00boyl/page/n9/mode/2up

woodlandsorchids00boyl_0037 — “Laelio cattleya x Elegans Variety Cyanthus.” page 16. Collections of and digitalized by the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/woodlandsorchids00boyl/page/16/mode/2up

woodlandsorchids00boyl_0060 — “Cattleya Trianae Variety Measuresiae.” Page 60. Collections of and digitalized by the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/woodlandsorchids00boyl/page/n59/mode/2up

woodlandsorchids00boyl_0047 — “Laelio cattleya x Elegans Variety MacFarlane.” Page 47.Collections of and digitalized by the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/woodlandsorchids00boyl/page/n46/mode/2up

Flower pictures by Victorian painter Paul de Longpré (1855–1911). Born in France he started his artistic career at the age of 12 painting hand fans in Paris. Later he went to the United States and worked there.

DP214691 — Roses. Late 19th-early 20th c. Watercolor on brown paper. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337713

calla-lilies-paul-de-longpre — Calla lilies. 1895. Signed and dated on the lower right. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/calla-lilies-paul-de-longpre.html

longpre1 — “Spring Favorites.” Published as an art supplement and distributed by the Chicago Tribune newspaper on March 31, 1895. 1895. Chromolithograph. Image © George D. Glazer 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.georgeglazer.com/wpmain/product/fine-art-flower-composition-bouquet-paul-de-longpre-pair-antique-prints-late-19th-century/

LongpreVioletnosegay — VIolet nosegay. 1908. Chromolithograph. Serial number 1293F. Gray Lithographic Company, lithographers. Signed on the center right. Image ©2020 French Garden House. Fair use license. via https://frenchgardenhouse.com/item_7134/Antique-Violets-Floral-Chromolithograph-Print-Paul-de-Longpre-Nosegay.htm

Flower pictures to make it spring in your room no matter what it is like outside. Swiss. Rodolphe-Théophile Bosshard, painter (1889-1960).

"Still Life with Tulips." ca. 1925. — “Still Life with Tulips.” ca. 1925. © Estate of the artist. Image © and collection of the Courtauld Gallery. the copyright holder. Photo credit: The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artists/bosshard-rodolphe-theophile-18891960

"Soucis." — “Soucis.” 1937. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the upper left. © Estate of the artist. Image © Very Important Lot. Fair use license. via https://veryimportantlot.com/en/lot/view/bosshard-rudolf-feofila-18586

"Les Nénuphars." No date. — “Les Nénuphars.” No date. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © Galerie des Annonciades. Fair use license. via https://www.galeriedesannonciades.ch/oeuvres-en-vente/huiles/bosshard-rodolphe-theophile-detail

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