Vincent
van Gogh's
Lilacs was completed in 1889, shortly after Vincent
voluntarily entered the mental asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole. While his
condition was assessed, van Gogh considered the potential subjects available to
him in confinement. These included an unkempt garden and the view out his
window, but he longed to take his easel to the countryside. The leafy
lilac trees, just
coming into their pale blooms, gave Vincent van Gogh a subject to paint on the
grounds of the asylum.
Vincent van Gogh's Lilacs (oil on
canvas, 28-3/4x
36-1/4 inches) can be seen at Hermitage, St.
Petersburg. |
