Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original Abraham Mignon was among the

Abraham Mignon was among the most accomplished flower painters of the Dutch Golden Age

suspended between waking and dreaming

A vase of stylised blooms anchors the vertical format

Slender bamboo stalks rise vertically in rhythmic

The design is flat in the best sense: no superfluous depth

Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original Abraham Mignon was among theGeorge Barbier conjured a world of languid luxury in this illustration a flower seller's stall rendered in the opulent visual language of 1910s Paris. Figures move through the scene with theatrical grace, their clothing and postures performing a kind of slow choreography. Barbier's signature palette rich ochres, deep greens, precise outlines frames the composition with the confidence of someone who understood that decoration, when done with