Orchard with Cypress
- Original dimensions
- 81 x 65 cm
- Museum
- Not specified
- Year
- 1888
Scene depicted
This canvas depicts a lush orchard where cypresses reach towards the azure sky. The branches laden with fruit evoke a rich promise of harvest, while the background, with its rolling hills, transports the viewer into a space that is both intimate and infinite, an invitation to immerse oneself in nature.
Historical context
Artwork: Orchard with Cypresses |BRK| Artist: Vincent van Gogh |BRK| Year: 1888 |BRK| Museum: Not specified |BRK| Place of creation: Arles |BRK| Dimensions: 81 x 65 cm
Place in the artist's career
Inscribed in a period of creative vitality, this painting marks a turning point in the "van Goghian manner." Alongside works such as “ The Starry Night ” and “ Van Gogh's Room in Arles ,” this painting testifies to a stylistic evolution, oscillating between introspection and colorful exuberance.
Anecdote
“I need colors that sing,” Vincent once said. Imagine him, alone in his garden at dawn, the first rays of sunlight filtering through the branches of the fruit trees. It is in this atmosphere filled with sweetness that the painting of this canvas was born, imbued with the artist's passion for nature and his palette.