Poppy Field

Poppy Field is a 1890 painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.[1] It has been described as "a composition that verges on the abstract"[2] and shows marked difference from a 1888 painting of the same subject that now is in the Van Gogh Museum, in Amsterdam.[3]

Poppy field
Field with Poppies
ArtistVincent van Gogh Edit this on Wikidata
Year1890
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions73.0 cm (28.7 in) × 91.5 cm (36.0 in) × 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
LocationKunstmuseum Den Haag
CollectionKunstmuseum Den Haag, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection Edit this on Wikidata
Accession No.0332858, NK2511, NK2511 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersRKDimages ID: 53631

The painting hangs in the Kunstmuseum, in The Hague. It was restored to Dutch ownership after being taken by the Nazis during the Second World War; the Kunstmuseum expects that it will be restored to its original private owners.

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References

  1. "10918x1y102877". Kunstmuseum Den Haag (in Dutch). 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. Bailey, Martin (2021-11-09). Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers and the Artist's Rise to Fame. Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-5700-9.
  3. "Field with Poppies Vincent van Gogh, 1888". Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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