Vase with red poppies, 1930
Oil on canvas
Ion Theodorescu-Sion

📌The poppy is the symbol of Morpheus, the God of dreams and sleep in Greek mythology.

📌Did you know that Morphine, the standard treatment for pain is produced from poppy latex ?

📌Papaver somniferum, more commonly known as opium, has sedative and analgesic properties.

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