On May 9, 1889, the day after Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh moved into a psychiatric hospital, he began a painting of some flowers in the institution’s garden. The resulting Irises is now owned ...

The flowers in van Gogh’s “Irises” (1889), which was the most expensive painting sold at auction at the time when it fetched $53.9 million at Sotheby’s in 1987, were never supposed to be ...

Art & Exhibitions Van Gogh’s ‘Irises’ Appear Blue Today, But Were Once More Violet, New Research Finds. A new show at Getty Center in L.A. will spotlight its latest analysis of the painting.

Kernel of truth: pollen cone stuck in paint reveals where Van Gogh’s Irises grew His purple flowers have now faded to blue, as revealed during research for a Getty exhibition in October Martin ...

Vincent van Gogh paintings: ... Originally the flowers in this work were painted purple but red pigment fading over time has meant that they have now turned blue.

What makes the Botanical Garden such a fitting spot to celebrate Van Gogh's work is the prevalence of flowers in his art. In fact, he made 11 sunflower paintings.

Vincent van Gogh's deep blue lilies, vibrant sunflowers, and golden wheat fields leap from the canvas as if they're living flowers. This spring, they will be. New York Botanical Garden is hosting ...

Thousands of flowers bloom ... MI- Grand Hotel’s new garden surprise is a landscape of “Starry Night,” the famous 1889 painting by artist Vincent van Gogh, ... blue, yellow and purple to ...

Vincent van Gogh’s Brilliant Blue ‘Irises’ Were Originally Purple, New Research Reveals An exhibition at the Getty Center shows that the painting’s pigment faded over many years, creating ...