Irises: a work by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, created in May 1889 the year before his death, when Van Gogh was admitted to a mental hospital in Saint-Rémy, France , Painted there. His works are now in the Paul Gates Art Museum, California.
This is a beautiful work. Van Gogh seems to like to paint this plant as much as sunflowers. The brilliant blue-purple iris flower is very prominent in the picture, and its flower shape is like a group of dancing butterflies; the author cleverly puts its lushness The pinkish green leaves are treated with a low-key and the distant flowers and plants set off the vividness and spirituality of the iris; the red and red earth on the ground broke the cold tone of the picture, making the color contrast strong and harmonious, and full of rhythm. The color tone is also extremely bright, which just reflects his slogan of "brighter, brighter!". The whole picture is full of vitality and fresh breath. [3]
"Iris" is indeed one of Van Gogh's best works. If we take his works from the entire Saint-Remy period, I believe it must be the most respected work besides "Starry Night", except that "Starry Night" is a landscape painting, and the eternal flowing vortex texture is unique to Van Gogh. Individuality symbol. It is also Van Gogh's masterpieces depicting flowers. Compared with the famous "Sunflower" group paintings, the flames are fiery, the passion tilted from the picture, and the gully vertical and horizontal strokes and thickly painted to increase the three-dimensional impression. Highlights, "Iris" touches the senses of the viewer in another tone. Restraint or confession? Repressed or expressive? The moving flowers, dense flowers and leaves, the richness of blue-purple bloom proudly. The biggest feeling when watching "Iris" should be that the painter has given the painting objects a natural and authentic vitality, rather than the rough and wildness often shown in the past. Iris is known as "one of the greatest works of the Saint-Remy period". [3]
Van Gogh decided to come to Saint Remy because he was in trouble and had nowhere to go. The freshness of the new environment, the optimism of the doctor and the cooperation of the patient made Van Gogh look a lot slower. Therefore, the "Iris Flower" created during this time did not have any turbulent strokes in the point of color. Compared with the work that was later drawn into the great fear of illness, and therefore unable to open the heart completely, and unable to grasp and use the tension to the maximum, Saint Remy's first visit is still shrouded in the "cut ear incident" The "Starry Moon Night" created in the shadow, or the "Iris Flower" painted in a claustrophobic state, are the most authentic and meaningful expressions of Van Gogh's emotions on painting in the early days of Saint Remy. [3]
In 1988, the painting sold at a high price of $ 53 million, which set a new standard for the success of modern artists. The public is again faced with an elusive painting. The value of the painting is determined by the price war at auction. The winner of the profit is someone who has nothing to do with the creation of this work.
This painting is one of two paintings that Van Gogh exhibited at the Independent Salon in 1889. Theo has said that the painting is "very appreciated by visitors ... It attracts your eyes from afar. . This is a very beautiful work, with a fresh atmosphere and vitality on the screen. " Shortly thereafter, Theo placed it in the paint dealer Tang Juy's store in Montmartre.
In 1892, Don Guy (Van Gogh's friend) sold the painting to critic Octave Mirbo for 300 francs. He was one of Van Gogh's earliest connoisseurs, and started a series of buying and selling. It was sold until the Malibu Paul-Getty Museum bought it in 1988. At an auction in 1988, someone called a sky-high price of $ 53 million. From this we can see that people understand and measure "value". Van Gogh is Van Gogh, and his paintings also interpret the phenomenon of economic laws.
Over the past 100 years, the rising price of "Iris" has been synchronized with the rise of Van Gogh's popularity. The reason is not only that wealthy wealthy people use the auction house as a stage to show off their wealth, but also not only because of the mystery of market value and the intrinsic value of art, but also because of Van Gogh's poverty and perseverance. The spirit has greatly raised the selling point of his works.
Van Gogh had hardly sold any works during his ten-year painting career. Now in just one year, "Iris" and three other works have sold record prices. This is undoubtedly the artist's An ironic victory in society, and this victory will only make him more legendary.
On November 11, 1988, "Iris" was sold for a sky-high price of $ 53 million, which shocked the world and caused some controversy. Some people called in the newspaper: "Cultural and commercial must maintain a moral distance."
Van Gogh
Van Gogh was a Dutch painter. Born in Zindert on March 30, 1853, he died of mental illness on July 29, 1890, on the banks of the River Oise in France. He started business early and became passionate about religion.
Van Gogh's works mostly use pointillism, with strong colors and bright tones. Later, driven by the trend of innovative literary ideas and inspired by Japanese painting, he boldly explored and freely regretted the style of his inner feelings, pursued the expressive power of lines and colors, and pursued the flatness, decoration and allegorical nature of the picture. Van Gogh's work contains a deep sense of tragedy, a strong personality and a unique pursuit of form. All forms jump and twist under the intense spiritual domination. His masterpieces "Sunflower", "Cafe Night Market" and so on. Analyzing these works today, it is easy to perceive the profound tragic subconsciousness contained in the painting, as well as Van Gogh's strong individualism and formally unique personal pursuit. Van Gogh abandoned all the acquired knowledge, ignored the cherished dogma of academics, and even forgot his own reason. In Van Gogh's eyes, there is only a vibrant natural landscape, he is intoxicated with it, forgetting both things. Van Gogh sees everything in the world as an indivisible whole. He embraces everything with all his body and mind. [6]
