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Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase

1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 822
This still life is not mentioned in Van Gogh’s letters and has puzzled scholars as to its place in his artistic production. The subject enjoys a certain rapport with the mixed bouquets of summer flowers he made in Paris; the quasi-abstract floral wallpaper design in the Berceuse of Arles (1996.435), and the white porcelain vase in the Irises of Saint-Rémy (58.187). However, the palette and style of this painting, especially its distinctive blues and ochers and graphic, brick-shape hatchings, link it firmly with the landscapes made just prior to his death in Auvers on July 29, 1890.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase
  • Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
  • Date: 1890
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (65.1 x 54 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
  • Object Number: 1993.400.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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