À propos de l’œuvre
Verger en fleur, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · March-April 1888 · Arles
The Orchard in Flowers, F552Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
In a Provençal orchard, long brown branches bear white and soft green flowers; a scythe and a rake left in the grass discreetly evoke human labor.
Look at the work
An orchard in full awakening under the mistral
The main trunk divides in the center into angular branches that rise to the upper edge. Behind it, other trees form a clearer network, while a house and a fence appear through the foliage.
The grass is made up of small green, yellow, red and blue touches placed vertically. The scythe and the rake cross at the bottom right, the only signs of a human presence in this figureless landscape.
Between late March and late April 1888, Van Gogh painted fourteen orchards around Arles. The Metropolitan Museum highlights the influence of Japanese prints in the stretched branches and the vertical framing of this canvas.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
Inventory 56.13 and references F552/JH1381 identify the Met Flowering Orchard, which measures 72.4 × 53.3 cm.
Calligraphic branches
The red-brown outlines run across the sky like written signs. They organize the composition even before the colors.
Flowering without pure white
The flowers mix off-white, pale green, blue and yellow, which integrates them with the changing light of the sky.
Tools in the grass
The scythe and the rake introduce the work of the orchard without showing the gardener. They also give a scale in the foreground.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
Van Gogh writes to Theo that he wants to paint an extraordinarily cheerful Provençal orchard and works quickly before the flowers disappear.
Fourteen orchards
The Met places the painting in the flowering campaign carried out in Arles between the end of March and the end of April 1888.
Fake and rake
This composition is one of two views in the series where tools explicitly suggest human activity.
Number 56.13
The painting entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1956 thanks to the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must restore the irregular design of the branches, the lightness of the flowers and the thousands of small colorful touches of the grass.
- The branched trunk in the center
- White and tender green flowers
- The scythe and the rake crossed
- The house visible between the trees
- Red and blue touches in the grass
Work sheet
| Title | The Orchard in Flowers, F552 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | March-april 1888 |
| Place of creation | Arles |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 72.4 × 53.3 cm |
| Inventory | Metropolitan Museum of Art 56.13 · F552 · JH1381 |
| Conservation | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A fresh and bright vertical orchard
The vertical format is suitable for an entrance, dining room or narrow wall. Prairie green, off-white, red-brown and pale blue match light wood and natural textiles.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The Metropolitan Museum's Open Access image measured 2,985 × 4,000 px; it was reduced to 2,239 × 3,000 px and converted into a real WebP.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
