Almond Blossom
Mandorlo In Fiore
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890),
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, February 1890
Oil on canvas, 73.3 cm x 92.4 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum,
Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Large blossom branches like this against a blue
sky were one of Van Gogh’s favourite subjects.
Almond trees fl ower early in the spring making
them a symbol of new life.
Van Gogh borrowed the subject, the bold
outlines and the positioning of the tree in the
picture plane from Japanese printmaking.
The painting was a gift for his brother Theo
and sister-in-law Jo, who had just had a baby
son, Vincent Willem. In the letter announcing
the new arrival, Theo wrote: ‘As we told you,
we’ll name him after you, and I’m making the
wish that he may be as determined and as
courageous as you.’ Unsurprisingly, it was
this work that remained closest to the hearts
of the Van Gogh family. Vincent Willem went
on to found the Van Gogh Museum.
Oil on canvas, 73.3 cm x 92.4 cm
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum,
Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Large blossom branches like this against a blue
sky were one of Van Gogh’s favourite subjects.
Almond trees fl ower early in the spring making
them a symbol of new life.
Van Gogh borrowed the subject, the bold
outlines and the positioning of the tree in the
picture plane from Japanese printmaking.
The painting was a gift for his brother Theo
and sister-in-law Jo, who had just had a baby
son, Vincent Willem. In the letter announcing
the new arrival, Theo wrote: ‘As we told you,
we’ll name him after you, and I’m making the
wish that he may be as determined and as
courageous as you.’ Unsurprisingly, it was
this work that remained closest to the hearts
of the Van Gogh family. Vincent Willem went
on to found the Van Gogh Museum.
