Field with poppies

 

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).