Irises
1889 · Oil on canvas · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 16×24 or 24×36. Natural wood on a white wall, and hang it beside Sunflowers for a blue-and-yellow pair.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Post-Impressionism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1889)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, kitchen, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
