Hiatus, from “hio”, to “stand open” or “yawn”!

Hello all. Thank you for following this little arts blog—I’ve been shocked and humbled by your favor! :)

Real life, however, calls and I must attend to business. A week away, perhaps, a little more? You’ll be fine, of course, in the care of tumblr.

Now have a wonderful day, wherever you are.

—vinteuil

Pierre-Joseph Redouté - Joséphine’s March Lily (Amaryllis josephinae), (detail, 1802–5)

Pierre-Joseph Redouté - Joséphine’s March Lily (Amaryllis josephinae), (detail, 1802–5)

darksilenceinsuburbia: Leon Spilliaert. Night, 1908. Pastel on paper, 49.6 x 65.1 cm. Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels.

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Leon Spilliaert. Night, 1908. Pastel on paper, 49.6 x 65.1 cm.

Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels.

Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) - In the park

Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) - In the park

Geirr Tveitt - Concerto No. 2 for Harp and Orchestra: II. Memorias Dolorosas

Albrecht Dürer - Die Philosophie (c. 1502, collection of Hartmann Schedel, Bavarian State Library)

Albrecht Dürer - Die Philosophie (c. 1502, collection of Hartmann Schedel, Bavarian State Library)

Sergei Rachmaninov - Trio élégiaque No. 1, in G minor for piano & strings (perf. Moscow Rachmaninov Trio)

Lindau Gospels, lower cover, Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland (c. 760-90)

Lindau Gospels, lower cover, Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland (c. 760-90)

Francis Poulenc - Sonata for cello and piano (1948; perf. Jacques Février, piano; Pierre Fournier, cello)

Albert Marquet - Man strolling (c. 1900)

Albert Marquet - Man strolling (c. 1900)