Irises

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Irises is a famous 1889 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a vibrant cluster of blooming irises, celebrated for its expressive color and dynamic composition.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artForm easel painting
artworkSurface rectangular
cataloguedIn Van Gogh catalogues raisonnés
collection J. Paul Getty Museum
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin France
creator Vincent van Gogh
depictionStyle expressive
depicts flowers
irises
describedBySource art history literature
exhibitionHistory exhibited in major museums worldwide
follows Van Gogh’s Arles period flower paintings
genre Post-Impressionism
hasColor blue
green
violet
yellow
hasInfluenced modern floral painting
hasPart background foliage
earth-toned ground
foreground irises
hasType still life
inception 1889
influencedBy Japanese woodblock prints
languageOfWork none
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity California
Los Angeles
United States
location J. Paul Getty Museum
locationOfCreation Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
mainSubject blooming irises
materialUsed oil paint
movement Post-Impressionism
notableFor dynamic composition
expressive color
thick impasto brushwork
originalTitle Iris
partOfSeries Saint-Rémy period works
Van Gogh flower paintings
significantEvent created during Van Gogh’s stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy
support canvas
titleLanguage English

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vincent van Gogh
notableWork
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum
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