Meadow with yellow flowers
1889 Building of the Winterthur Museum of Art
About this artwork
This vibrant oil on canvas captures a close-up view of a sun-drenched meadow filled with yellow flowers and green foliage, rendered with Van Gogh's characteristic impasto technique. It emphasizes the texture and vitality of nature.
Did you know?
Vincent van Gogh was famously drawn to the color yellow, which he associated with sunshine, hope, and happiness, and used it extensively in his works from Arles, including his sunflower series. He believed yellow held a special symbolic power. This painting captures his deep engagement with the natural world and his distinctive use of color and texture to convey emotion and vitality rather than mere realistic representation.
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Meadow with yellow flowers
Vincent van Gogh, 1889
