Pink Peach Tree by Vincent Van Gogh Postcard

Pink Peach Tree by Vincent Van Gogh, oil on canvas 1888, is a landscape painting of a young, blossoming peach tree planted in a row in an orchard enclosed within a rustic fence against a pale blue sky. Painted in short brushstrokes of mixed colours laid side by side, with thick strokes of impasto oil colour in the lighter areas, the picture captures the light, atmosphere and character of the flowering fruit trees in an impressionistic landscape motif. Van Gogh painted a number of such studies of fruit trees and orchards while working in Arles in the south of France. 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.