The German expressionist artist Max Beckmann painted this still life with purple dahlias
Dahlias in Art and Vintage Advertising
And finally I wasn’t familiar with the Victorian artist Henrietta Maria Gulliver but look at this voluptuous arrangement of black red dahlias- it looks very modern and Sara Ravenish to my eye
And here is another Sara Raven (at least to my eye) type dahlia
arrangement by Charles Ethan Porter
And I find everything about this Clara von Sivers arrangement to be enchanting!
This is very cool. Thanks!
Darce, thanks for sharing these. I enjoyed them!
Not vintage, but I fell in love with 'A Mindful Garden' by Duy Huynh and ordered a print. It's huge and this pic doesn't do justice to the actual colors, but he has a lot of other really fantastic work and a lot of it has floral elements.
Oh that’s so pretty! I love the colors - I think this should be a visual resource/appreciative thread for all images of dahlias - modern, vintage, and antique. Your piece is so dreamy- where do you plan on hanging it?
Darce It is already hanging up above the sofa in the main level kitchen/dining/living room! It has been up for about 6 months and every single time I look at it I still get chills (in a good way). I absolutely love the painting that is the main image on his website too. https://www.duyhuynh.com/
We just finished remodeling the entire house so we have been working on acquiring art for each room. Last year for Valentine's Day my husband and I each picked out a print to have framed and I picked that Monet 'In the Garden with Dahlias' you posted above. That one is hanging in the downstairs living room.
Darce Thank you for starting this thread, I’m really enjoying it. For some reason, dahlias in art wasn’t something on my radar, especially historically. This is eye opening, and these are beautiful. Now I’m thinking I might be desiring prints of some of these, like @MissyWeitzel. I love how you and your husband celebrated Valentine’s Day last year.
Oh that is so neat! I loved the Monet garden- so peaceful and pretty. It must be so nice to look at in winter especially! That is a great Valentines gift pick
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Thank you SO much for posting these! I would love to see them in person . The Caillebotte is my favorite for two reasons - I have serious green house envy and that adorable little dog. The colors are both chalky and clear at the same time- It’s amazing and you have inspired me to plan for a one day visit
Can’t you see Renoir with a glass of absinthe -furiously refreshing his computer as he fights in the Great Dahlia Wars to snag a beloved rarity or a hot new Hollyhill or Bloomquist intro?
Even the simple shapes of single dahlias attracted him - as long as they were a glorious shade of of orangey-red-coral
Thanks Darce!
This is the watercolor painting that hypnotized me, and made me curious to seek the beauty of Dahlias in my garden.