Still Life with a Bouquet of Daisies. Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh - Stilleven met een boeket van Madeliefjes.jpg (source). Public domain — PD-Art.
Still Life with a Bouquet of Daisies
Vincent van Gogh · 1886, Summer
- Catalog
- F197
- Date
- 1886, Summer
- Place painted
- Paris
- Museum
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
About the painting
Still Life with a Bouquet of Daisies, painted in Auvers-sur-Oise during Van Gogh's final, intensely creative period, is a vibrant and poignant work. The bouquet of white daisies and red poppies bursts forth from the canvas, rendered with his characteristic thick, energetic brushstrokes. The flowers, picked just before his death, seem to radiate with a fragile vitality against a vivid background. This painting, sometimes seen as a reflection of his own fleeting life, nonetheless conveys a profound love for nature and beauty. It stands as a testament to his ability to infuse traditional still life with extraordinary emotional depth and expressive power.
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Whether it is currently on view should be confirmed with the museum before visiting.
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