More Gladioli for August

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The special flower for the month of August is the Gladioli and these three paintings show the flower at its best. Vase with Red Gladioli by Vincent van Gogh 1886 Gladioli and Asters un-named artist Gladioli in a Vase by Pierre Auguste Renoir 1875 Thanks for reading my blog today.

More Roses

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The special flower for June is the rose. I found some lovely rose photos for my June 1st blogpost. Today’s roses are all works of art! Roses, Tulips et Lilas dans un vase de Christal by Edouard Manet 1881 Roses by Kida Kinjiro  1962 The Rose Arches at Giverny by Claude Monet 1913 The Roses…… Continue reading More Roses

More Arty Cats

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Five more paintings with cats in the details. Milch für das Kätzchen by Johann Hamza 1927 Portrait of a Family by William Hogarth 1735 The Hard Word by Jacques Laurent Agasse 1810 The Chess Players by Cornelis de Man 1670 Peg Woffington visiting an eccentric cat lover by Percy Thomas MacQuoid 1925 Thanks for visiting my…… Continue reading More Arty Cats

Arty Cats

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Purrfect! A Flood by John Everett Millais 1870 A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel by Judith Leyster 1635 Old Man’s Treasure by Karl Gussow 1876 An Old Woman with Cat by Max Liebermann 1878 The Artist Painting Surrounded by his Family by Otto van Veen 1584 Thanks for visiting my…… Continue reading Arty Cats