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Tree-roots

Vincent van GoghJuly 1890 - 1890

Van Gogh Museum

Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

At first sight, this painting appears as a jumble of bright colors and wild abstract shapes. Powerful strokes and thickly applied paint mark the canvas. The subject only becomes apparent when you look more closely: tree roots, plants, leaves, with the brown and yellow of a sandy woodland floor under them. Van Gogh painted other scenes of trees and woods. He often cut off his compositions in an unusual fashion. He often painted trees without their tops, or he depicted a piece of woodland showing only undergrowth and flowers – or, as here, only the roots of the trees.

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  • Title: Tree-roots
  • Creator: Vincent van Gogh
  • Creator Lifespan: 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890
  • Creator Nationality: Dutch
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Auvers-sur-Oise
  • Creator Birth Place: Zundert
  • Date Created: July 1890 - 1890
  • Location Created: Auvers, France
  • Place Part Of: France
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
  • External Link: Tree Roots
Van Gogh Museum

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