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Famous Paintings of Flowers

Flower paintings allow artists to explore painterly techniques and symbolic meanings. In addition, the subtlety and beauty of flowers provide continuing inspiration to artists across all genres.  Abstract flower paintings appear in Paul Klee's Heroic Roses and Flower Myth 1918

So, what are some of the most famous examples of flower oil paintings? Let’s explore this gorgeous genre of painting.

Paintings of Flowers by Famous Artists

If there’s one artist most famous for their floral painting, it’s Claude Monet. Monet’s Water Lily paintings are among the world’s most recognizable images.

During his career, Monet produced around 250 floral paintings showing his beautiful garden in Giverny. Monet’s water lilies (floating on his purpose-built lake) fascinated the artist.

Due to Monet’s deteriorating sight, he moved towards more abstract floral painting in later life. In artworks such as Water Lily Pond, Evening (1920), shapes blur, and colors shift to an orangey-red haze.

Are Flower Paintings Symbolic?

Flowers symbolize many things in art. For instance, roses signify love, while lilies embody beauty and purity. Myrtle shows duty and affection, while daisies link with innocence.

Dutch Golden Age Artists such as Abraham Mignon used complex floral arrangements to communicate various ideas and morals.

Despite this, flowers also signify hope and life. They symbolize the end of long winters and the beginning of springtime joy.

Van Gogh Sunflower Paintings

Vincent van Gogh produced some famous flower oil paintings on canvas.

1888 heralded the first Van Gogh Sunflower series of paintings. These early oil paintings show flowers lying on the ground. Van Gogh worked on his second series, Sunflowers 1889, during his fateful time in Arles. These paintings show sunflowers arranged in a vase, painted at various stages of their lifecycle; they link to life, death, and rebirth.

In addition to Vincent van Gogh, other famous artists such as Georgia O’Keefe, Egon Schiele, and Gustav Klimt also painted sunflower paintings.

Sunflowers and poppies always feature large in impressionist paintings.  Monet's Sunflowers 1881 is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while Poppy Fields near Argenteuil is just one of his many paintings of poppies.

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