Charles Courtney Curran — Auburn Hair Among Hollyhocks Postcard

Her eyes lowered, an auburn-haired woman in white stands among hollyhocks in pink, white, and deep red, with a dark green backdrop pulling every bloom forward. Charles Courtney Curran gives this one a hushed, almost private mood, closer and quieter than his usual garden scenes.

A thoughtful pick for someone who prefers stillness to spectacle.