Flower Painting by Claude Monet Size:16"x24" its broad ivory petals curving

its broad ivory petals curving outwards to reveal a tender bud cradled at the centre

It suits a sitting-room wall behind a low-slung sofa

Every strand of fur seems gilded

restoring breath

gestural strokes that crackle with attitude

Flower Painting by Claude Monet Size:16"x24" its broad ivory petals curvingThis sumptuous floral still life in the manner of Claude Monet gathers a profusion of garden blooms against a deep, shadowed background. Crimson and pink phlox crowd the upper reaches, giving way to clusters of pale hydrangea and lilac, while heavy white and blush roses spill across the lower edge, their petals rendered in soft, loaded brushwork. Touches of cornflower blue and warm amber flicker between the foliage, catching what little light falls