Simple Pleasures: The Language of Flowers

“I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases.” — Pablo Neruda

Andre Kertesz, Melancholic Tulip
Andre Kertesz, Melancholic Tulip, 1939, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Masatomo Kuriya, Lilies (#107), 1998
Masatomo Kuriya, Lilies (#107), 1998, Cibachrome Photograph

Lilo Raymond, Short Tulips
Lilo Raymond, Short Tulips, 1989, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Joyce Tenneson, Hydrangea Petal
Joyce Tenneson, Hydrangea Petal, 2021, Archival Pigment Photograph

Ben Schonzeit, Zebra Stripe, 2004, Cibachrome Photograph
Ben Schonzeit, Zebra Stripe, 2004, Cibachrome Photograph

John Dugdale, Houston Magnolia
John Dugdale, Houston Magnolia, 1996, Gelatin Chloride Photograph

Michael James O'Brien, Still Life with a Turquoise Vase, Antwerp
Michael James O’Brien, Still Life with a Turquoise Vase, Antwerp, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph

Isabella Berr, Schuchterner Zauber (Shy Spell)
Isabella Berr, Schüchterner Zauber (Shy Spell), 2004, Archival Pigment Photograph

Paulette Tavormina, Dutch Tulips & Goldfish, 2021
Paulette Tavormina, Dutch Tulips & Goldfish, 2021, Archival Pigment Photograph

André Kertész, Chez Mondrian Paris
André Kertész, Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jo Whaley, How Hydrangeas Turn Green
Jo Whaley, How Hydrangeas Turn Green, 1992, Chromogenic Color Photograph

Vincent Serbin, Girl with Pearl Earring
Vincent Serbin, Girl with Pearl Earring, 2006, Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph

Michael James O'Brien, Opalina Still Life with Tulips, Antwerp
Michael James O’Brien, Opalina Still Life with Tulips, Antwerp, 2013, Archival Pigment Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.