Almond Blossoms

E20370

Almond Blossoms is a series of bright, flowering almond tree paintings by Vincent van Gogh, celebrated for their delicate beauty and symbolic depiction of hope and new life.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf painting series
work of art
artist Vincent van Gogh
artisticTheme hope
new life
renewal
spring
cataloguedIn Van Gogh Museum catalogue
collection Van Gogh Museum
commissionedFor Theo van Gogh
countryOfOrigin France
creator Vincent van Gogh
culturalSignificance iconic Van Gogh floral motif
dedicatedTo Theo van Gogh’s son
depicts almond tree blossoms
blue sky background
flowering branches
genre flower painting
hasPart Almond Blossom (Van Gogh painting, Van Gogh Museum)
Almond Blossom (Van Gogh painting, private collection)
hasVisualCharacteristic bright contrasting colors
close-up view of branches
simplified background
inception 1890
inspiredBy Japanese art
ukiyo-e prints
languageOfWork none
lineCharacteristic strong contour lines
locationCreated Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
mainColor blue
green
white
materialUsed oil paint
movement Post-Impressionism
notableWorkOf Vincent van Gogh
period late Van Gogh period
style decorative flat composition
surface canvas
symbolizes birth
family affection
optimism

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Almond Blossoms ("Almond Blossom (Van Gogh painting, Van Gogh Museum)")
Almond Blossoms ("Almond Blossom (Van Gogh painting, private collection)")
hasPart
Van Gogh Museum ("Almond Blossom")
hasCollectionItem
Vincent van Gogh
notableWork

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