It’s spring, the sun is out (at least as I am writing this), there is blossom on the trees, and the end of lockdown is visible. And I was thinking of paintings of springtime. So, here is a selection, from Japanese and Western traditions, and more contemporary works.

Taikan Yokoyama, Spring Morning

Vincent van Gogh, Almond Blossom

Phil Greenwood, Blossom

Reiji Hiramatsu, Cherry Blossoms

Georgia O’Keefe, Cottonwood tree in spring

Ton Dubbeldam, Ocean Spring

Hokusai, Mt Fuji through the blossom

Pablo Picasso, Le Printemps

David Hockney, The Apple Tree