Vincent van Gogh painted a number of flower still lifes during his last weeks at the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy. For him, the painting was a study in colour and contrast. He did so by placing the purple-blue flowers against a yellow background. Van Gogh spoke of 'an effect of terribly disparate complementaries that reinforce each other by their opposition'. Title: Irises Creator: Vincent van Gogh Creator Lifespan: 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890 Creator Nationality: Dutch Creator Gender: Male Creator Death Place: Auvers-sur-Oise Creator Birth Place: Zundert Date Created: May 1890 - 1890 Location Created: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France Place Part Of: France Type: Painting Rights: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
