Imperial Fritillaries in Copper Vase Van Gogh Poster

Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase by Vincent Van Gogh, oil on canvas 1887, is a still life painting of large flowers with downward pointing yellow flowers crowned with a tuft of green leaves that seem to burst forth from a metal vase against a dappled blue background. Painted during Van Gogh’s residence in Paris, the painting shows the influence of the Impressionists with its lively, short brushstrokes of and dappled points of contrasting colours as in the Pointillist works of Seurat. Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) was a Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist movement known for bold, expressive drawing, swirling brushstrokes and intense, heightened colours. In early adulthood Van Gogh worked as an art dealer, teacher and pastor before taking up the full time study of drawing and painting in his late twenties. Influenced by Rembrandt, the 19th century Realists and Barbizon school, Van Gogh’s early paintings featured studies of workers and peasants in sombre earth tones. Moving to France in 1886, Van Gogh met with the startling innovations of the Impressionist painters and began to apply their approach to colour and subject matter, which continued into the mature style for which the artist is most renowned. Van Gogh produced many hundreds of drawings and paintings including portraits, landscapes, still life and flower paintings, and numerous self-portraits that became a dominating influence on the modern art of the 20th century and made him one of the most popular artists of all time.