Irises

Vincent van Gogh

1889 · Oil on canvas · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Size4:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Year: 1889
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 74.3 × 94.3 cm
Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Movement: Post-Impressionism

A bed of blue irises seen close up, their leaves and blooms outlined in dark contours against orange earth and a strip of marigolds behind; a single white iris stands at the left. Van Gogh painted it in May 1889 in the garden of the asylum at Saint-Rémy, within a week of arriving, and it was among the first works he made there. He called it a study, and there is no trace of the agitation that marks some of the later Saint-Rémy canvases: the drawing is firm and the colour clear, with a flatness and outlining that owe a debt to Japanese prints. The painting was shown at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris in September 1889. It has been at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles since 1990.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Clear blue irises on orange earth bring strong colour to a kitchen, sunroom or living room; the firm outlines read well across the room at 24×18. Natural wood on a white wall, and hang it beside Sunflowers for a blue-and-yellow pair.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Post-Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1889)
Orientation: Landscape
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, kitchen, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Irises in the public domain?

Yes. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by J. Paul Getty Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Irises painted, and in what medium?

Irises dates from 1889 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 74.3 × 94.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Irises we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Irises (Vincent van Gogh) — Irises · Vincent van Gogh · 1889. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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