Albert Bierstadt created numerous paintings of the American West, including this masterpiece, which is six feet high and ten feet wide. It is now part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bierstadt took his paintings on tours in which he would dramatically unveil them to audiences.
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| Vincent van Gogh, Field with poppies, 1888 |
In 1888, Vincent van Gogh moved to Arles, France, where he was extremely prolific. This painting is from that period. According to his Wikipedia article, "The portrayals of Arles are informed by Van Gogh's Dutch upbringing; the
patchworks of fields and avenues appear flat and lacking perspective, but excel in their use of colour."
In 2013, we were fortunate to visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, where we saw many works by this talented artist. We brought home a postcard of this work (one of many with bright red poppies); the postcard has the following information: Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 Field with poppies / Arles, May 1888, oil on canvas, 24 x 35 cm / Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
