
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.
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
Slawa
Mistress
Strong Gold
Abu Hassan
Orange Princess
Black Parrot
Antarctica
Jaap Groot
Abba
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
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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