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1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh
Lilac Bush (catalogue number : F 579, JH 1692)[1][2] is a May 1889 oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh, produced during his stay in Saint-Rémy. It is now in the Hermitage Museum.[3]
The artist began painting almost as soon as he had arrived at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Paul de Mausole in Saint-Rémy.[4] Among his first subjects were the irises and lilac bush in the hospital garden, mentioned in a letter written to his brother Theo and Theo's wife Johanna a few days after his arrival:
I have two other [paintings] to send - purple irises and a lilac bush. Two subjects taken from the garden.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Lilac Bush - Hermitage Museum".
- ^ David Brooks (Vincent Van Gogh Gallery). "The Paintings: Lilacs". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Catalogue entry
- ^ D. M. Field: Van Gogh. Chartwell Books, Inc., 2006, page 324. ISBN 0-7858-2011-6.
- ^ Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: 772: To Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Thursday, 9 May 1889. (French)
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