Bouquet of Sunflowers by Claude Monet Size:M - 50 x 70cm this composition distills botanical movement

this composition distills botanical movement into flowing blue lines against a contrasting ground

Jakuchū's command of plumage texture and tonal layering makes even a moment of rest feel alive and alert

and nothing is left incomplete

this floral composition by H

Bouquet of Sunflowers by Claude Monet Size:M - 50 x 70cm this composition distills botanical movementBouquet of Sunflowers captures Monet at his most spontaneous and exuberant, painted when he was absorbing the influence of Japanese woodblock prints and experimenting with bold, close cropped floral arrangements. The composition fills the frame with blooms, their heavy yellow petals and dark centres rendered in loose, layered brushwork that vibrates with light. There is no careful botanical record here Monet is after sensation: the warmth of late