Field with flowers near Arles Van Gogh 1888
by Vincent Van Gogh
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Field with flowers near Arles Van Gogh 1888
Artist
Vincent Van Gogh
Medium
Painting
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Field with flowers near Arles Van Gogh 1888
Van Gogh was captivated by the colors of the landscape around the town of Arles. He particularly loved the contrast between the yellow and purple flowers in the fields.
In the landscape, he felt he could see a reflection of the world he knew from his collection of Japanese prints. Japanese artists used large areas of color in their compositions, often with a sharp diagonal. They also regularly zoomed in on a detail in the foreground. Van Gogh adopted these elements in his paintings. It was just like a Japanese dream, he wrote in a letter to his brother Theo.
The painting was recently examined and restored. In the process, the old discolored varnish layer which had dulled the colors was removed. The colors are now much brighter.
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