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Beautifying your timeline with works of nature-inspired art from the public domain.
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Holly (1915)

Hannah Borger Overbeck (American, 1870-1931)

#art #publicdomain #painting #watercolor #artsandcrafts
Watercolor painting of a holly branch.
November 29, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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Two Women by the Shore, Mediterranean (1896)

Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856-1910)

#art #publicdomain #barnesfoundation #painting #neoimpressionism
Vibrant painting in a technique similar to pointillism, but using larger and oval-shaped dots; depicts two women in the foreground of a landscape with colorful trees, the sea, and a sailboat in the background.
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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Jaguar (Panthera Onca) from "Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle" (ca. 1867)

Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (French, 1806-1876)

#art #publicdomain #naturalhistory #illustration
Illustration of a jaguar from a 19th century natural history publication
November 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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Nasturtium Flowers (ca. 1917-24)

Tanigami Konan (Japanese, 1879-1928)

#art #publicdomain #botanical #flowers #painting
painted woodblock print of nasturtium flowers in vivid red and orange
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Garden Tulip (1885)

William Morris (English, 1834-1896)

#art #watercolor #publicdomain #williammorris #birminghammuseums #graphicdesign
original watercolor painting of a William Morris wallpaper design featuring tulips and floral scrolls
November 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Butterflies Plate 11 (1925)

E.A. Séguy (French, 1890-1985)

#illustration #art #publicdomain #biodiversityheritagelibrary #insects
colorful illustration of butterflies
November 24, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Still Life (1931-33)

Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943)

#art #publicdomain #smithsonian #painting #modernism
modernist painting of a squash and a rose
November 23, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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Buton D'or (Buttercup) from "La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales" (1896)

Maurice Pillard Verneuil (French, 1869-1942)

#art #artnouveau #illustration #publicdomain
art nouveau illustration with stylized designs featuring buttercups
November 23, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Olive Trees (1889)

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)

#art #publicdomain #painting #vangogh #metmuseum
post-impressionist painting of a grove of olive trees
November 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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Plumes (1900)

Adolphe Millot (French, 1857-1921)

#art #publicdomain #lithograph #birds
Colorful lithograph depicting the plumage of various birds species
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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Femme, Faon et Arbre Rouge

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)

#art #publicdomain #artdeco
Art deco style gouache painting depicting an elegant woman, a flowering tree, and a fawn.
November 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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Sprinkhaan (1918)

Julie de Graag (Dutch, 1877-1924)

#art #publicdomain #insectswo
1918 woodcut on paper print of a grasshopper by Julie de Graag
November 21, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Vanitas Still Life (ca. 1655)

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626-1679)

#art #painting #publicdomain #nationalgalleryofart
"Veritas Still Life" painting by Jan van Kissel (ca. 1655); floral arrangement with butterflies around a human skull
November 21, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Hypermnestra moth illustration from "The Naturalists' Miscellany or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects" (1789–1813) by George Shaw.

#art #publicdomain #insects #illustration
Moth illustration from "The Naturalists' Miscellany" by George Shaw.
November 21, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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White Cockatoo (1755)

Ito Jakuchu (Japan, 1716-1800)

#art #painting #birds #publicdomain
Painting by Ito Jakuchu of a cockatoo perched on an ornamental stand.
November 20, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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Tulip (c. 1690s)

Johan Seyler (Dutch, 1648-c. 1709)

#art #publicdomain #botanical
Circa 1690s a la poupee print of a tulip by Dutch artist and engraver Johan Teyler.
November 20, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Zoological Garden (1912)

August Macke (German, 1887-1914)

#art #painting #publicdomain #expressionism
Zoological Garden (1912), an expressionist painting by Auguste Mack depicting people enjoying an urban zoo with colorful birds and deer.
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 PM