A FAREWELL TO VINCENT
This month will mark the 134th anniversary of iconic artist Vincent van Gogh’s death, for, on July 27, 1890 Vincent shot himself, dying two days later. He was only 37 years old. Our blog during the rest of July will highlight the often powerful works of art he created in Auvers-sur-Oise, France during the last months of his life.
Vincent van Gogh, Tree Roots, 1890, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Netherlands
Title: Tree Roots, 1890
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
After spending a year (from May, 1889 to May, 1890) in the asylum of Saint-Remy in the south of France, Vincent traveled north to Auvers-sur-Oise some 20 miles from Paris. There Vincent would be treated by physician and art lover Dr. Gachet, who encouraged him to continue painting.
Without the title, could you recognize the subject of Tree Roots? The Van Gogh Museum currently considers this unique work of art likely Vincent’s final effort (as well as unfinished). The exact site has also been identified, along a road leading into Auvers. The panorama of Wheatfield with Clouded Skies in our previous blog, replaced by an almost claustrophobic space, crowded with a tangle of colors and forms that seem to dance across the surface of the canvas.
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