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Blue green joy


Image and quoted text from Art.com


Vincent Van Gogh’s exquisite “Almond Blossom,” which he painted for his newborn nephew as a symbol of budding life, embraced one of his favorite subjects: flowering branches against a blue sky. Epitomizing the tormented artist, Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) was a post-Impressionist Master whose fragile psyche was uplifted by the healing effects of painting outdoors. Extraordinarily prolific, Van Gogh produced all of his works during a 10-year period—at one point, creating an astonishing 150 paintings and drawings within one year. Although Van Gogh only sold one painting within his lifetime, he profoundly influenced modern Expressionism, Fauvism and Early Abstraction.

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I came across this image at Art.com and was surprised that I'd never seen this painting by Van Gogh. Lately, I've been drawn to everything green and blue, maybe it's a mid-winter malaise, but I think this painting would be beautiful to me in every season.
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Dianne said…
Me too . . . with the blue-green thing. I love that painting!
8:09 PM EST
Mel said…
Gorgeous..... :-)
10:13 PM EST
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