Roses

Vincent van Gogh
1890

These pale roses once held a brighter pink.

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These pale roses once held a brighter pink.

Van Gogh painted Roses in May 1890, among four flower still lifes made before leaving Saint-Rémy. The blossoms once carried stronger pinks. Fading pigments have left only faint traces on the petals and tabletop.

Pale roses spread from a green vase against a green background in Van Gogh’s still life.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Original dimensions: 74 × 93 cm (width × height)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image licence: Public domain · CC0

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The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002

Public domain · CC0

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A room in bloom

A slender walnut frame and a light mat give the bouquet a quiet boundary. The surrounding grey-blue wall lets the painting’s greens take the lead.

Walnut · Fine linen mat

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Roses

These pale roses once held a brighter pink.

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