The Garden of the Asylum, 1889

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Oil painting. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter and draftsman. Except for some brief periods of formal instruction, van Gogh was self-taught; he collected prints and reproductions to study and copy, especially those of Millet. His life and work are legendary in the history of art, making him the quintessential misunderstood, tormented, even insane artist, who sold only one work in his lifetime but whose paintings achieved record auction sales prices after his death. Van Gogh was active as an artist for only ten years, during which time he produced around 1000 watercolors, drawings and sketches and nearly 1250 paintings. His styles included an early dark, Realist style and a later colorful, intense, expressionistic style. Almost more than on his oeuvre, his fame has been based on the extensive, diary-like correspondence he maintained, in particular with his brother, Theo. Information from Getty{u2019}s Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License.

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Surreal submitted by markwells on August 12, 2019, 3:47pm I like the surrealism and the muted yellows and blues. This may represent how the garden is seen through the eyes of the asylum resident. Grade: B+.

the Garden of the Asylum, 1889 submitted by crp on August 16, 2019, 11:26pm one of his most beautiful paintings

I'm weak on art history, so the significance as revolution at the time is rather lost on me. submitted by lisa on August 29, 2019, 12:35pm I conjecture that it's there, though.

Gardening submitted by Whitetnchina on July 21, 2020, 2:29pm In an asylum.