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Artist:
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Vincent van Gogh
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Title:
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Olive Trees
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Date:
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1889
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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29 x 36 1/2 in. (73.66 x 92.71 cm) (canvas)
39 3/4 x 47 x 3 1/2 in. (100.97 x 119.38 x 8.89 cm) (outer frame)
46 3/8 in. (117.79 cm) (diagonal)
28 1/2 x 36 in. (72.39 x 91.44 cm) (sight)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 355
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This is one of fifteen canvases of olive trees that van Gogh executed between June and December of 1889. Earlier that year he had interned himself in the asylum of St-Paul, in the town of St-Rémy in southern France, where he would create his most profound works. The vibrant oranges and yellows suggest that the picture dates to the autumn months. Van Gogh left St-Rémy in May 1890, moving to Auvers, near Paris, where he continued to paint until his death by suicide in July.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Gogh, Vincent van
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Nationality:
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Dutch
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Life Dates:
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Dutch, 1853 - 1890
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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No signature There is a stencil on the reverse of the lining fabric, along with an inscription: "K.O." in black p
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Landscape of grove of olive trees and their cast shadows in foreground, mountain looms in background, intense sun and dazzling light dominates the sky.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Netherlands, , ,
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Accession #:
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51.7
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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