“Wild Roses"_Vincent Van Gogh

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Title
“Wild Roses"_Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Description
This picture of wild roses may look very pleasant and peaceful, but Van Gogh was actually suffering a severe mental crisis at the time. He had entered the psychiatric clinic in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence as a voluntary patient, hoping to find peace there. As soon as he could, he went out into the gardens to paint or draw. Van Gogh has painted the fragile blossoms naturalistically. But he has treated the green leaves differently. He has turned them into flat areas of plain colour surrounded by heavy blue outlines.
Creator
Vincent Van Gogh (Netherlands, Zundert 1853-1890)
Date Created
1889.
Format
24.5 cm x 33.5 cm
centimeters
Subject
Post-Impressionism.
Nature.
Identifier
Flower011
Rights
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Site pages
Van Gogh and Nature
Media
Wild Roses