In March 1886 Vincent van Gogh went to live in Paris with his brother, an art dealer. Theo told him that his paintings were too dark and that he had to cater to the taste of possible buyers. This led to the creation of several paintings of flowers and plants, among them this rather stiff cineraria. It’s still not very colourful.
Specifications
| Title | Cineraria |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 45,5 cm Height 54,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Vincent van Gogh
|
| Accession number | St 92 |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Gift Mrs E.Y. van Beek-van Hoorn Janssen, 1951 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1951 |
| Creation date | in 1885 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Becoming Van Gogh: His years in Paris 1886-1888 (2012) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Paris > France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Vincent van Gogh
Zundert 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise 1890
Vincent van Gogh was the son of a minister and a preacher himself for a while. After he was dismissed in 1880 from his position as preacher in the poor mine...
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