✨Western Masterpieces Exhibition Catalog✨ by Hammer Collection, 1975, Yomiuri Shimbun. Van Gogh

This exhibition was held under the name ✨"Western Masterpieces Exhibition from the Hammer Collection"✨. The cover features the 1889 painting by ✨Vincent van Gogh, "Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital," also known as "Garden of the Asylum in Saint-Rémy."

● Exhibition Title:
✨Western Masterpieces Exhibition
from the Hammer Collection✨
● Year: 1975
● Organizer: The Yomiuri Shimbun
● Main Venues:
Seibu Museum (September 20 - November 3, 1975), Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Fukuoka Prefectural Cultural Hall, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, and others.

● Works: This exhibition displayed approximately 100 paintings by famous European and American artists from the collection of the Armand Hammer Foundation (now the Hammer Museum) in the United States.

Currently, this work by Van Gogh, "Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital," is in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

● Title:
"Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital"
● Style: Post-Impressionism
● Technique: Oil on canvas
● Colors: Vivid colors

● Size: Approximately 18cm x 21.7cm x 1.8cm

● Background and Features of the Painting
✨Period of Convalescence✨
Van Gogh admitted himself to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, southern France, in May 1889. This work was painted shortly after his admission.

✨Swirling Brushstrokes✨
Van Gogh used dynamic and powerful swirling brushstrokes in many of his works from his time at the asylum, including this one, reflecting his emotional inner state.

✨Colors✨
Characterized by vivid colors, especially the striking contrast between the strong blue sky and the yellow buildings. This also suggests the influence of Van Gogh's mental state and possibly xanthopsia (yellow vision), which he was believed to have suffered from at the time.

✨Composition✨
Incorporating techniques learned from Japanese Ukiyo-e, it is painted from a high vantage point, and the outlines of the tree trunks are cut off at the top and bottom of the screen.

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