My favourite artist since childhood. Love this painting. I was once lucky enough to see some of his paintings in the flesh and what struck me was that they are not flat but so textured they were almost 3 dimensional. One painting (I think it was the olive grove maybe) was 10 feet x 8 feet or thereabouts and I felt like I could have walked into it. Thank you for sharing. I live in Australia too. Cheers.
I think the narrow value range is one way Vincent managed to calm down and unify the painting. With all of those shapes and lines, it could have been way too busy with a lot of lights and darks as well. It's a testament to how good he was that it does not seem busy at all. At the age of 67, having been a fan of Van Gogh since I was a teenager, I find it impossible at this point to view his paintings out of the context of his life. I'm looking at a large print of his "Oleanders" above my desk as I write this, and every time I look at it, I can't help but think of the man himself and his life. It's purely involuntary. But I also admire it just as a painting, no matter who painted it, and the same is true for the "Irises." It's just a great painting, period.
That’s a great point about the calming effect of the narrow value range. I’m the same about seeing his paintings: once you know about his life it adds depth to them. Thanks.
@@artmeetsgeoff One clarification: I mean that this painting would be great no matter who painted it, if it were painted back then, not now. If it were painted recently, it would be very good, but not great, because it would lack the “ahead of its time” factor. No one had ever seen paintings like this until Van Gogh started painting them.
It has recently been discovered that the irises were originally rendered a vivid violet hue, van Gogh using a then recently developed red paint to blend with the blue for that effect. This red paint proved highly sensitive to light, and over time has faded leaving the bright blue impression we have today.
@@artmeetsgeoff Conservators at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the institution now holding the work, have identified the faded pigment as Geranium lake.
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Yes I am so happy to have found you! Exactly 👍. Thank you!
Thanks!
My favourite artist since childhood. Love this painting. I was once lucky enough to see some of his paintings in the flesh and what struck me was that they are not flat but so textured they were almost 3 dimensional. One painting (I think it was the olive grove maybe) was 10 feet x 8 feet or thereabouts and I felt like I could have walked into it. Thank you for sharing. I live in Australia too. Cheers.
Yes, they’re so good ‘in the flesh’.
I think the narrow value range is one way Vincent managed to calm down and unify the painting. With all of those shapes and lines, it could have been way too busy with a lot of lights and darks as well. It's a testament to how good he was that it does not seem busy at all. At the age of 67, having been a fan of Van Gogh since I was a teenager, I find it impossible at this point to view his paintings out of the context of his life. I'm looking at a large print of his "Oleanders" above my desk as I write this, and every time I look at it, I can't help but think of the man himself and his life. It's purely involuntary. But I also admire it just as a painting, no matter who painted it, and the same is true for the "Irises." It's just a great painting, period.
That’s a great point about the calming effect of the narrow value range. I’m the same about seeing his paintings: once you know about his life it adds depth to them. Thanks.
@@artmeetsgeoff One clarification: I mean that this painting would be great no matter who painted it, if it were painted back then, not now. If it were painted recently, it would be very good, but not great, because it would lack the “ahead of its time” factor. No one had ever seen paintings like this until Van Gogh started painting them.
Indeed
It has recently been discovered that the irises were originally rendered a vivid violet hue, van Gogh using a then recently developed red paint to blend with the blue for that effect. This red paint proved highly sensitive to light, and over time has faded leaving the bright blue impression we have today.
Interesting. I wonder if it was Alizarin Crimson (which is known to fade)?
@@artmeetsgeoff Conservators at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the institution now holding the work, have identified the faded pigment as Geranium lake.
Thanks for that
Yes I am so happy to have found you! Exactly 👍. Thank you!