Vincent Van Gogh Vase With Irises

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Vincent van gogh vase with irises.

Vase with irises is unusual in that it s one of the few still lifes painted by van gogh during his stay at the asylum in saint rémy van gogh painted still life works throughout his ten year career. Irises is a tranquil painting produced at a time when the artist himself was far from that in his own mind. The work along with its companion piece still life. Van gogh started painting irises within a week of entering the asylum in may 1889 working from nature in the hospital garden.

A sensitive artist van gogh showed how strong the emotional power of different color solutions of the same subject could be. Irises is one of several paintings of irises by the dutch artist vincent van gogh and one of a series of paintings he made at the saint paul de mausole asylum in saint rémy de provence france in the last year before his death in 1890. May 1890 the metropolitan museum of art new york new york united states of america north america f. 53 57 70 fig.

Irises currently on view vincent van gogh 1853 1890 saint rémy de provence may 1890 oil on canvas 92 7 cm x 73 9 cm. Sadly van gogh was housed at the asylum in paul de mausole in saint rémy de provence france at the time that he painted irises 1889. It was just a year before his untimely death and shows a painter at the height of his development as it was around this time that so many of his best. One on a pink background and the other on a yellow one.

Vincent van gogh in the garden. Notes the artist s description of them. Los angeles 2009 pp. Paul getty museum los angeles he painted upon arrival.

Vincent van gogh created two canvases with irises in a vase almost in parallel. Vase with irises against a yellow background stands out as one of vincent van gogh s most well known floral still life paintings.