Tag: Flowers

Watercolors of more Canadian wildflowers, these also by watercolorist Agnes Chamberlin, who lived from 1833 to 1913.

"Arethusa bulbosa L. (Dragon's Mouth)." No exact date.
“Arethusa bulbosa L. (Dragon’s Mouth).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0128
"Arisaema triphyllum (Indian Turnip)." No exact date.
“Arisaema triphyllum (Indian Turnip).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0007
"Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly weed or milkweed)."
“Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly weed or milkweed).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0130
"Aselepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)."
“Aselepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0008
"Aster lindleyanus T. & G. (Fringed Blue Aster)."
“Aster lindleyanus T. & G. (Fringed Blue Aster).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0131
"Brunella vulgaris L. (Common Heal-all {Prunella})."
“Brunella vulgaris L. (Common Heal-all {Prunella}).” No exact date. Watercolor. Collection of and © University of Toronto Libraries. Fair use license. via https://fishercollections.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/chamberlin%3AChamberlin_k_0011
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Still lifes with fruit. Dutch. Maria Margaretha van Os, artist. Living from 1779 to 1862, she mostly painted flowers.

"Still Life with Lemon and Cut Glass." 1823-26.
“Still Life with Lemon and Cut Glass.” 1823-26. Oil on panel. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via
"Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Clementines, and Raspberries." No exact date.
“Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Clementines, and Raspberries.” No exact date. Oil on panel. Signed on the lower right. Image © Lempertz Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.lempertz.com/nl/catalogi/lot/1114-1/205-maria-margaretha-van-os.html
"Stillleben mit Pfirsichen, Trauben und einem Weinglas." No date.
“Stillleben mit Pfirsichen, Trauben und einem Weinglas.” No date. Oil on wood. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/maria-magrita-van-os/stillleben-mit-pfirsichen-trauben-und-einem-6LmjHJebAEAg8He08ARwpg2

Paintings of the tropics by English botanical artist and biologist Marianne North (1830-1890). Two in Jamaica and the third of Borneo.

"Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, Borneo." 19th c.
“Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, Borneo.” 19th c. Photo credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Image © Marianne North Gallery, Richmond Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/group-of-wild-palms-sarawak-borneo-88012/search/actor:north-marianne-18301890/page/4/view_as/grid
"The Wild Tamarind of Jamaica with Scarlet Pod and Barbet." 19th c.
“The Wild Tamarind of Jamaica with Scarlet Pod and Barbet.” 19th c. Image © Copyright Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Fair use license. via https://www.kew.org/mng/gallery/030.html
"Leonotis nepetaefolia and Doctor Humming Birds, Jamaica." ca. 1872.
“Leonotis nepetaefolia and Doctor Humming Birds, Jamaica.” ca. 1872. Photo credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Image © Copyright Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/stories/marianne-north-a-trailblazing-artist

Flower pictures by French artist Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay the Elder (1653-1715). Also painted flowers for Gobelins and had a son who painted too.

Still life
Still life of lilies, roses, sunflowers, poppies and other flowers in a gilt bronze vase on a stone ledge with a Red Admiral and a Cabbage White butterfly. No date. Oil on canvas. Image © Bonhams 2001-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18875/lot/13/
"Urne de fleurs sur une balustrade." No date.
“Urne de fleurs sur une balustrade.” No date. Unvarnished oil on canvas. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/suiveur-de-jean-baptiste-blin-de-fontenay-urne-5474487-details.aspx?lid=4&sc_lang=zh-cn
A swag of roses, honeysuckle, delphiniums, lilies, and other flowers held by blue ribbons. No date.
Swag of roses, honeysuckle, delphiniums, lilies, and other flowers held by blue ribbons. No date. Oil on canvas. Possibly done by Belin de Fontenay’s son. Image © lotsearch.de. Fair use license. via https://www.lotsearch.de/lot/manner-of-jean-baptiste-belin-de-fontenay-40286413?perPage=50

More flowers, these being plates from “Flora conspicua: a selection of the most ornamental flowering, hardy, exotic and indigenous trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, for embellishing flower-gardens and pleasure-grounds” which was published in London in 1826 and written by Richard Morris F.L.S. Drawn and etched by William Clark.

Rhododendron. Page 38.
Rhododendron. Page 38. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/38/mode/1up
Peony. Page 54.
Peony. Page 54. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/54/mode/1up
Gladiolus. Page 72.
Gladiolus. Page 72. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/72/mode/1up
Ash leaved trumpet flower. Page 96.
Ash leaved trumpet flower. Page 96. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/96/mode/1up
Starry purple Chinese chrysanthemum. Page 217.
Starry purple Chinese chrysanthemum. Page 217. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/217/mode/1up
Scarlet naked-stalked poppy. Page 249.
Scarlet naked-stalked poppy. Page 249. Collection of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32026#page/249/mode/1up

Bluebonnets as bright a blue as the sky over Texas. American. Oil paintings. Impressionist. Julian Onderdonk, artist (1882-1922).

"Bluebonnets in Texas." No date.
“Bluebonnets in Texas.” No date. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://julianonderdonk.wordpress.com/about/
“Bluebonnet Scene with Girl." 1920.
“Bluebonnet Scene with Girl.” 1920. Oil on canvas. Image © Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans. Fair use license. via https://ogdenmuseum.org/summermembershipdrive/robert-julian-onderdonk-bluebonnet-scene-with-girl-1920-oil-on-canvas-roger-h-ogden-collection/
"Bluebonnet Landscape with Cacti, Road and Mountain Laurel." No date.
“Bluebonnet Landscape with Cacti, Road and Mountain Laurel.” No date. In the public domain. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/bluebonnet-landscape-with-catci-road-and-mountain-laurel
"Late Afternoon Bluebonnets-San Antonio, Texas-Fort Sam Houston in Distance." 1914.
“Late Afternoon Bluebonnets-San Antonio, Texas-Fort Sam Houston in Distance.” 1914. Image © 2000-2019 askART. Fair use license. via http://www.askart.com/Artist_Art_For_Sale_Inquiry.aspx?adno=82773&artist=4994

Exquisitely delicate flowers. Botanical plates, taken from by Frances Sargent Osgood’s 1860 book “The Poetry of Flowers.”

Page 50.
Page 50. Collection of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/poetryofflowersf00osgo_0/page/n49
Page 95.
Page 95. Collection of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/poetryofflowersf00osgo_0/page/n94
Page 121.
Page 121. Collection of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/poetryofflowersf00osgo_0/page/n120
Page 191.
Page 191. Collection of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/poetryofflowersf00osgo_0/page/n190