Paris · 1886–1888

Fritillaries in a Copper Vase

Fritillaires dans un vase de cuivre · 铜瓶中的贝母花

A Paris still life in complementary orange and blue, showing what a single year of Impressionism did to his palette.

Year

1887

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Paris (1886–1888)

Collection

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Palette

orange, copper, blue

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