'He stood now on the threshold of the library downstairs, looking at a bowl of coral-coloured tulips whose transparent delicacy detached itself brightly in the sober panelled room. He was grateful to the quietness that slumbered always over the house, abolishing fret as by a calm rebuke.'
Vita Sackville-West, The Heir
The painting is Tulips (c.1930) by Rose Mead.
Looking at the painting is serenity.
Posted by: Mystica Varathapalan | 23 November 2022 at 12:13 PM
Isn't that just wonderful! Thank you.
Posted by: Nan | 24 November 2022 at 11:16 PM