

Cypresses
1889
Cypresses was painted in late June 1889, shortly after Van Gogh began his yearlong stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. The subject, which he found "beautiful as regards lines and proportions, like an Egyptian obelisk," both captivated and challenged the artist: "It’s the dark patch in a sun-drenched landscape, but it’s one of the most interesting dark notes, the most difficult to hit off exactly that I can imagine." One of two close-up views of the "very tall and massive" trees in a vertical format (the other is in the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo), Cypresses was shown in the 1890 Salon des Indépendants. (Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Size:
- 93.4 x 74 cm
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- License:
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- For more:
- http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/s…
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