Noble wrinkles

A hymn to the withering tulip

Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, this photo series goes, however, beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about.

By observing the tulips while gradually advancing in their ripe days, we managed to capture in thousands of shots that incredible, so often unnoticed, almost magnetic beauty of the withering tulips. That is why this series is by no means to be regarded as a mere documentation of one of the natural phases of the tulip life cycle, but as a glorifying hymn to the tulip’s upright and graceful ageing.

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Grand Perfection

Ganders Rhapsody

Doll’s minuet

Northcap

Unique de France

Spitzbergen

Shirley

Princess Irene Parrot

Dynasty

Spring green

Eagle Wings

Ice Cream

Antarctica

Dow Jones

Magic Lavender

Angélique

Ganders Rhapsody

Esperanto

Gudoshnik Double

Jumbo Pink

Princess Irene

Blue Diamond

Leen van der Mark

Blue Diamond

Alladin

Dow Jones

Avant Garde

Magic Lavender

Princess Irene Parrot

Paul Scherer

Gudoshnik Double

Marilyn

Dynasty

Mistress

Strong Gold

Abu Hassan

Orange Princess

Black Parrot

Antarctica

Jaap Groot

Monte Spider

Angélique

Yellow Pomponette

Hotpants

Marjolein Bastin

Uncle Tom

Monsella

Virichic

Verona

Bastia

Strong Love

Queen of the Night

Pretty Woman

Synaeda King

Belicia

Banja Luka

Brigitta

Rococo double

Marianne

Dow Jones

Ballerina

Super Parrot

Ollioules

Louvre

Flaming Kiss

Guus Papendrecht

Fancy Frills

Bell Song

Ridgedale

Charmeur

Pacific Pearl

Valdivia

Honeymoon

Royal Virgin

Washington

Royal Virgin

Lucky Parrot

Mistress

Salmon van Eijk

Carnaval de Nice

Red Princess

Flaming Flag

Gavota

Bigi Brasa

Ballerina

Columbus

Yellow Pomponette

Double Focus

Bigi Brasa

Washington

Alexandra

Uncle Tom

White Prince

Sunset Miami

Paul Scherer

Flaming Parrot

Très Chic

Angélique

Matchpoint

Pink Diamond

Negrita Double

Paul Scherer

Hamilton

Unique de France

Strong Gold

Mount Tacoma

Judith Leyster

“Everything you didn’t know about the tulip”

Book

Did you know that tulips don’t have petals and can grow from seeds and not only from bulbs? Have you ever heard of the tulip formula, the tulip coin or one single tulip bulb serving as a bride’s dowry? Were you aware that the Peace tulip is actually dedicated to John Lennon and Yoko Ono? All these and many more other curious facts about the tulip will be revealed in all detail in our book.

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