The other day I was perusing ebay randomly to search for any garden statuary with an elegant, Pre-Raphaelite feel that I might be able to use outside my apartment, when I came across this auction for a decidedly too-expensive and too-enormous set of beautiful garden statues that I am smitten with.
They remind me very much of Walter Crane's Masque of the Four Seasons, one of my favorite artworks of all time, and the image on the business cards of Midnight Muse. In the statues, as in the painting, each figure holds a symbol of her season.
Spring with her basket of flowers
Summer with wheat and a sickle
Autumn with her ripe fruits
Winter, hooded, with a torch
Oh I do like them. Very well modeled. I have a statue of Flora in my garden but could definitely stand another like these.
ReplyDeleteDid you know about this exhibit?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=2848&start=1
I am so excited!
These are wonderful, Grace! Do you have a garden? I imagine it would be so elegant and yet magical and peaceful. These statues would go well chez toi. Anita
ReplyDeleteI love Summer! Thank you for sharing Rima's blog with me. It was fantasical!
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Thank you, Hermes! Where did you get the statue of Flora??
ReplyDeleteMeredith, no I didn't! How exciting! If only I lived closer. I'll have to post about that if you don't mind.
Anita and Nancy, thank you both! :D
Oh dearest Grace,
ReplyDeleteOnce you get a garden, you will be hooked. You can create your own world there! And for the macaroons, let me tell you...I can just imagine one of Waterhouse's models indulging in such a treat, especially the rose or lavender flavor! Have a magical weekend my friend. Anita
I've sure I will end up going more than once :)
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