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By Shelley Esaak, About.com Guide to Art History since 2003

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday June 4, 2008
Photo © E. G. Bührle Collection, Zurich; used with permission hspace=
© E. G. Bührle Collection, Zurich

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June 4, 2008 at 2:33 am
(1) Cecily says:

The colors in that piece are beautiful!!

June 4, 2008 at 2:39 am
(2) Carrie Craft says:

That is so pretty!

I love the colors and the texture.

June 4, 2008 at 8:27 am
(3) Nancy says:

How beautiful. The green leaves seem to push themselves off the canvas toward you.

June 4, 2008 at 11:03 am
(4) Kallie says:

That’s so beautiful! Is it a Van Gogh? I like the swirled background.

June 4, 2008 at 4:31 pm
(5) Franny Syufy says:

What a glorious painting! It looks very “Van Goehey” to me too. :)

June 4, 2008 at 4:37 pm
(6) Shelley says:

You guys are good! It is indeed a van Gogh, painted shortly before his death. It also spent a (thankfully) brief interlude in the back seat of a get-away car earlier this year. More information available by clicking on the image. :-)

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