Poplars at Saint-Rémy-Vincent van Gogh-From Monet to Picasso

 

 Poplars at Saint-Rémy, 1889
 Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)
 oil on fabric
 Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., 1958.32

 

A piece of permanent collection of The Cleveland Musuem of Art

 

From Monet to Picasso,Masterworks of CMA,Beijing World Art Musuem

 

Special Exihibitions in The China Millennium Monument

 

I have visited this exihibition in 31 July 2006.

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Van Gogh painted this small but intensely powerful landscape at Sainte-Rémy in 1889.At the time, he was living at the asylum where he had voluntarily committed himself.After a period of working from memory, he resumed painting outdoors.

 

The painting depicts two yellowing poplars against a background of mountains.The trees tilting to the right seem to be walking up the hill with an instability that animates the entire composition,and the two high plants twist to produce an excited, dynamic effect. In this picture, each brushstroke is like a broad, thick mosaic tile fitted into place. Intense color is applied with heavy, charged brushstrokes to express his emotional reaction to the subject. Only the small house in the central of this canvas can prove the existance of human beings.

 

This painting expresses the full power of Van Gogh's mature style. Anxious about the recurrence of his illness, he made even bolder expressions of his feelings of nature.

 

 

Banckground:

Vincent van Gogh spent one year at the asylum in Saint-Rémy de Provence. This year was probably the most difficult of his entire life. It would also prove to be one of his most creative as an artist. After cutting off part of his left ear in Arles, Van Gogh voluntarily confined himself to the institution in Saint-Rémy. Throughout the course of his year there Van Gogh would battle his own personal demons, but would also produce many of the best works of his career. At times Van Gogh would be completely incapacitated by his illness, but during his more lucid times the staff at the asylum would allow him to work outdoors and pursue his art.

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Sainte-Rémy:a small town in southern France."Saint-Rémy de Provence"in french."圣雷米"in chinese.

poplars:"白杨"in chinese.

asylum:hospital for the care of mental ill.

 

这篇拼凑的太多了，有时感觉自己像在做汉译英的工作，有时感觉自己在写百科的条目。很多句子直接来自CMA。在这里说明了文章的引用，原创度不到20％，远没有In the waves高。可能因为自己远没有理解这副画的缘故？本文提供了原资料的链接，不象我在找资料时发现的某些家伙，引用不给出处，有误导炫耀自恋意淫之嫌。用英文并不是为了拽，是为了自己以后查询回顾方便。