Irises 1889 by Vincent van Gogh

Irises 1889 by Vincent van Gogh
Year: 1889 | Medium: Oil on canvas | Location: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Yet another renowned oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is Irises, painted in May of 1889. This is one of several works in a series also created at the Saint Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The beautiful piece was done just one year before van Gogh’s death in 1890. The irises he painted were in the hospital garden, and the style of this series was believed to have been influenced by Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, as seen in many of van Gogh’s pieces. The painting is beloved for its softness and lightness, and is “full of air and life,” as van Gogh’s brother Theo described. Today, Irises is on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California.