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Home » Monthly Archive for: 'May 21st, 2024'
Botanical Artist

Karl Blossfeldt’s photographs for hire

If you have a gallery that meets the necessary security requirements, starting this summer, you can hire and display 40 prints by the renowned botanical photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) for a month at a cost of just £750. Absolute bargain. Karl Blossfeldt is a master botanical photographer. His talent ensured his works remain timeless classics. …

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Edward Lear’s Eclogue and the symbolism of Orange and Lemon Trees

Edward Lear’s Eclogue and the symbolism of Orange and Lemon Trees

In his Eclogue (Composed at Cannes in December 9th, 1867), Edward Lear wrote of visions of happiness and travel that he experienced when he saw the orange and lemon trees and how the unexpected weather diminished the happiness experienced there: So, despite the depression of the weather, the writer of nonsense associated the lemon and …

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Botanical master Matisse

Matisse’s Trivaux Pond – see it in St Ives

One of the most magical, evocative, botanical artworks ever created?  Matisse’s Trivaux Pond (1916/17) was painted in a public park on the outskirts of Paris and not as you might expect in wilder environs.  You need to look closely to work out the location of the water, using the reflected vegetation as a guide. Currently on …

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Free botanical icon sets

Free botanical icon sets

IAN symbol libraries currently contain 3042 custom made vector symbols for science communication, including eight flora themed albums. Each free botanical icon set can be downloaded as an individual file or on palettes as shown below. You can use them cost and royalty free for any use, with attribution to the University of Maryland Center …

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