Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Sunflowers by the Masters

                                                                     Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1889)
Image: Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase (here)

                                                                                  Artist: Paul Gauguin (1888)
Image:  Vincent van Gogh Painting Sunflowers (here)

                                                                          Artist: Claude Monet (1881)
Image: Bouquet of Sunflowers (here)

                                                                             Artist: Anthony van Dyke (1633)
Image: Self-Portrait with Sunflowers (here)

3WW the given words:
blemish erect lob-sided

 No blemish van Gogh's
obsession with sunflowers
legacy well known

Erect pointed to
the sun not lob-sided but
a daily movement
Not missed by the old masters
The art world all the richer

For Chev's CARPE DIEM tokubetsudesu
#47 -  flowers, a haiku and a tanka
and Thomg's 3WW # 431 with the given words


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18 comments:

  1. Jae RoseJune 10, 2015 at 6:30 AM

    Sadly he didn't live to know so many would enjoy his sunflowers...beautiful they most certainly are...

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  2. Gillena CoxJune 10, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    luv sunflowers, they are such bold faces

    much love...

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  3. Pat HattJune 10, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    He sure captured them every time

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  4. XJune 10, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Definitely tells you something about the artist - what they use and what they use repeatedly - symbolism.

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  5. Holy Ghost WriterJune 10, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    Sunflowers have enticed artists for years

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  6. UnknownJune 10, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Sunflowers are such joyful things and he certainly did them justice. Beautiful words on a lovely subject.
    Rosey Pinkerton's blog

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  7. Sheilagh LeeJune 10, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    the beauty in those paintings live on, such a joy and now your poem is added to that.

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  8. nashvillecats2June 10, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    Wonderful verse and pictures to compliament it.
    Yvonne.

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  9. UnknownJune 10, 2015 at 9:28 AM

    Ah such a beautiful tribute to this beautiful flower, le tournesol:)

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  10. BlogorattiJune 10, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    Really wonderful indeed!

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  11. Peter CoddleJune 10, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    Seeing the obvious is a knack, no?

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  12. JoJune 10, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    Did you know Tina? Sunflowers were her favourite. Honestly never cared for them much myself, didn't realise all those artists had portrayed Sunflowers.

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    1. kaykualaJune 11, 2015 at 8:01 AM

      Yes, there was a tribute to her in the A to Z Challenge sometime ago! It was mentioned she had a penchant for it. She passed on to the shock of many!

      Hank

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  13. J Cosmo NewberyJune 11, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Sunflowers certainly had an attraction to the masters.

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  14. Roslyn RossJune 11, 2015 at 5:15 AM

    Poignant and beautiful.

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  15. Magical Mystical TeacherJune 11, 2015 at 2:21 PM

    Yes, indeed, what would we do without these masterful sunflowers?

    Flower Hunter

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  16. Helen A. HowellJune 11, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Yes and they live on in his paintings! Love Sunflowers

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  17. ChèvrefeuilleJune 13, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    Ah sunflowers .... wonderful flowers always reaching for the sun and always a joy to paint and in my case photograph

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