Oleanders

Colors in this work

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 29 in. (60.3 x 73.7 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Celadon Body · Green family · #899443 · 44%

Pine Needle · Green family · #304E26 · 11%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #9C8C6D · 7%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #9F9786 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A07667 · 6%

Wheat Straw · Yellow family · #C2AF74 · 6%

Carbon Ground · Black family · #19261A · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #71632A · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A27847 · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #7C732B · 2%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #45414F · 2%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #DDCBA1 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #69391F · 1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #A0A117 · <1%

Oxidized Bronze · Green family · #537F63 · <1%

Faded Damask Teal · Teal family · #607B7B · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #150703 · <1%

Plaster Rose · Pink family · #CCB1BE · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Loeb, 1962

11 tags

Still Life Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the subject as Still Life, and the image shows an arrangement of inanimate objects—a vase, flowers, a book, and a tabletop.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowers are listed among the museum subjects, and the image prominently depicts clustered blossoms and elongated leaves.
Representations of Everyday Objects Both · 99%

Books are listed among the museum subjects, and a closed yellow book is clearly visible in the lower-left foreground.

Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 96%

The bouquet and surrounding surface use strongly saturated greens, pinks, coral reds, yellows, blues, and whites.
Dense Composition Visual · 91%

The floral arrangement forms a tightly interwoven central mass of overlapping blossoms and leaves, despite the relatively open green background.

Painting Both · 99%

The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a painted composition on a rectangular support.
Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The supplied museum metadata identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 97%

Distinct, directional strokes remain visible across the flowers, leaves, background, book, and tabletop.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated 1888, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Dutch Art Metadata · 99%

The supplied artist metadata identifies Vincent van Gogh as Dutch.

Vase Visual · 98%

A distinct rounded flower vase is clearly represented near the lower center-right of the composition.

Vincent van Gogh. Oleanders. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.