Lilac Bush Explained

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:

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References

  1. Web site: Lilac Bush - Hermitage Museum.
  2. Web site: The Paintings: Lilacs. David Brooks (Vincent Van Gogh Gallery). 2012-05-24. en.
  3. https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/!ut/p/z0/ZY7LTsMwEEV_JSyyK8ykeZStZRBqpRAURZB6U5nihmnccWqbx-eTLlGX96F7LijoQbH-pkFHcqztrLeq2jVCVFkucdPI8gFF076UrXx-wqyADah_hbISKLDNi-q1xmJdXBaWvpb1AGrS8fOW-OCg_6IPac3JcKxnk45h4bq3ddc9tgsXveYwaT-H0llr9pcvV6CrJzOIjuezEqD2jqP5jdCP-kRhZzjFH-fHkLhDon1MEbO7ZNLEkXgIKS7vV6scplG9l3a4-QMxd5mm/ Catalogue entry
  4. D. M. Field: Van Gogh. Chartwell Books, Inc., 2006, page 324. .

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