A profusion of white roses bursting from the neck of a tan jug almost fills the height of this horizontal still life painting. The roses have large, round blooms with petals tinged with denim and aquamarine blue, sage green, mauve pink, teal, and butter yellow. Emerald-green leaves fill the spaces between blossoms. The jug has a short, rounded handle and sits on a sea glass-green surface. A few blooms lie in the lower left corner and at the foot of the vessel. Many of the flowers, leaves, and vase are outlined with navy blue or black. A mint-green wall with wavy, diagonal streaks of cream…
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Roses

painter Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853 - 1890)

1890

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 71 x 90 cm (27 15/16 x 35 7/16 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Harriman
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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