Saint-Rémy · 1889–1890

Cypresses

Cyprès · 柏树

Vincent thought cypresses were the most beautiful thing in the south and could not understand why nobody painted them.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Saint-Rémy (1889–1890)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Palette

dark green, blue, yellow

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Cypresses — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Cypresses — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Cypresses — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Cypresses — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Cypresses — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Cypresses — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Cypresses — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Cypresses — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Cypresses — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Cypresses — Compared with his other work 2 min