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Vincent van Gogh - Irises 1889 In May 1889, after episodes of self-mutilation and hospitalization, Vincent van Gogh chose to
enter an asylum in Saint-Rémy, France. There, in the last year before his death, he created almost 130 paintings. Within the
first week, he began Irises, working from nature in the asylum's garden. The cropped composition, divided into broad areas of
vivid color with monumental irises overflowing its borders, was probably influenced by the decorative patterning of Japanese
woodblock prints.There are no known drawings for this painting; Van Gogh himself considered it a study. - art-vanGogh.com