Hi Friends!
Welcome to our Bonus class inspired by the economic anomaly that occurred during Rachel Ruysch's artistic career.
The Semper Augustus tulip was worth between $40,000 - $150,000 dollars during the Dutch Tulip mania of the 1600s.
Fun Fact
Tulips were the first to cause an asset bubble in the burgeoning global trade of the 17th century.
Like our modern, Cabbage patch kids, Apple software, Beanie Babies, Bit Coin, and trading cards, tulips were worth more than a person's income, their demand was so high.
Billionairs love asset bubbles, they don't last forever. In the case of the tulip it was approximately four years. Tulips being living organisms generated ‘Futures Contracts’ to keep prices fixed during the tulips dormant months.
This was called, Trading in The Wind.
The colossal dissolve of the markets in 1637 left many holding the bag of bulbs.
For today's class you will need,
●Acrylic paint in Red, White, 2 greens and optional yellow
● a skinny brush and a medium brush
●a balloon
●Watercolor paper
Or Add this tulip to this Months featured class on Rachel Ruysch! It would be the perfect focal bloom!
