Vincent van Gogh · Early June 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Poppy field, F581Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
From a high viewpoint, a river of poppies flows through crops to an orange-roofed farm. Bright reds, deep greens and oblique furrows transform the agricultural landscape into a composition almost entirely woven with color.
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Poppy field, F581Vincent van Gogh · Early June 1889 · Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
Early June 1889Dating
72 × 91 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Kunsthalle Bremen, BremenConservation
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Look at the work
A red flow in the middle of the fields
A dark and rocky embankment closes the bottom of the canvas. Behind him, two green plots open in a fan shape: the first receives short, light touches, the second is covered with a dense band of poppies.
Fences, paths and crop boundaries go diagonally towards the farm. On the horizon, trees, cypresses and hills overlap without erasing the readability of the fields.
Red is not a simple floral detail: it forms the main axis of the painting and attracts the eye from the foreground to the buildings.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Kunsthalle Bremen preserves Poppy Field under inventory 319-1911/1. The canvas bears the references F581/JH1751.
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The viewpoint dominates the valley
The high horizon line leaves most of the format to the plots. This bird's eye view allows Van Gogh to organize crops as large, interlocking colorful shapes.
02
Red and green strengthen each other
The poppies are placed on sometimes very dark greens. This complementary contrast gives the flowers an intensity that remains visible even from a distance.
03
The diagonals lead towards the farm
Paths, rows and borders converge towards the orange roof. The depth is therefore constructed by the lines of agricultural work as much as by the reduction of shapes.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F581/JH1751 is among the first views taken after Van Gogh obtained permission to paint outside the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole compound.
Saint-Rémy
The return to the external landscape
In early June 1889, Van Gogh was able to leave the enclosed garden of the asylum to work in the surrounding area. The cultivated valley immediately offered him new motifs.
Acquisition
The 1911 purchase sparked controversy
Director Gustav Pauli acquired the painting for the Kunsthalle Bremen in 1911. The purchase sparked the "Bremen Debate", a national controversy over the place of modern French art in German museums.
Museum
Inventory 319-1911/1
The painting still belongs to the Kunsthalle Bremen. Its inventory number recalls the year of an acquisition that became important in the history of German collections.
The copy must retain the dark embankment, the red band of the poppies, the green plots with distinct touches and the oblique lines which go up towards the farm.
The poppy flow in the center of the field
The almost black embankment which anchors the foreground
The diagonal furrows of cultivated plots
The small orange roof placed near the cypresses
Work sheet
Title
Poppy field, F581
Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890)
Date
Early June 1889
Place of creation
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Original technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72 × 91 cm
Inventory
Kunsthalle Bremen 319-1911/1 · F581 · JH1751
Conservation
Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
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In your interior
A great contrast of deep green and red
The horizontal format brings an energetic presence to a living room or dining room. Greens, reds and oranges interact with walnut, cognac leather and off-white walls.
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