
Van Gogh: Irises & Roses – The Met Reunites Master Works
Painter Vincent Van Gogh spent 15 months in Provence at Arles where he produced some 200 impressionable paintings in a time of ‘voracious artistic productivity’
Painter Vincent Van Gogh spent 15 months in Provence at Arles where he produced some 200 impressionable paintings in a time of ‘voracious artistic productivity’
In Provence in France colour is part of the joy of life and a perfect expression of the French people’s love of nature where all the colours of Provence evolved
Shortly after leaving the hospital at Saint-Rémy after a yearlong stay, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) produced four lush still life depictions of flowers, including blue ‘Irises. Van Gogh enjoyed using the innovative pigments available in the late nineteenth century, especially chrome yellow which he especially used to highlight…