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George McGovern

(12,871 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 10:34 PM 3 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog sent me a link to an 1889 van Gogh painting.

https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103JNH?canvas=0b3696e1-4dd6-46fb-8494-e12aa719fb4d

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Diamond_Dog sent me a link to an 1889 van Gogh painting. (Original Post) George McGovern 3 hrs ago OP

Beautiful! SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #1

Yw SL! Ty! George McGovern 2 hrs ago #3

One of my favorite lifetime experiences was visiting the Van Gogh museum... 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #2

I can only imagine. Thank You 3catwoman3. George McGovern 2 hrs ago #4

I stood in front of his last painting (wheat field with crows) and I swear Teacher of the Year 30 min ago #7

Aww...looks like your irises! Diamond Dog has an eye for detail 🤗 Deuxcents 1 hr ago #5

An incredible piece every time I see it. Thanks for sharing KPN 32 min ago #6

A deeper dive Tasmanian Devil 29 sec ago #8

SheltieLover

(81,675 posts)

1. Beautiful!

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:39 PM

3 hrs ago

Ty, George & DD!

George McGovern

(12,871 posts)

3. Yw SL! Ty!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:05 AM

2 hrs ago

3catwoman3

(29,782 posts)

2. One of my favorite lifetime experiences was visiting the Van Gogh museum...

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 11:17 PM

2 hrs ago

...in Amsterdam in 1974.

The colors are so vivid that the paint looks like it hasn't dried yet, and some of the paint is so thick that you can see the marks of the individual hairs of the brushes.

Truly spectacular.

George McGovern

(12,871 posts)

4. I can only imagine. Thank You 3catwoman3.

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Mon May 18, 2026, 12:05 AM

2 hrs ago

Teacher of the Year

(237 posts)

7. I stood in front of his last painting (wheat field with crows) and I swear

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #2)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:41 AM

30 min ago

I could feel his emotional state coming out of that painting. Art has rarely moved me to tears, but that one did.

Younger me feared he was trapped in that world. Older me knows he was showing his soul and that WAS his world.

Deuxcents

(27,676 posts)

5. Aww...looks like your irises! Diamond Dog has an eye for detail 🤗

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Mon May 18, 2026, 01:11 AM

1 hr ago

KPN

(17,508 posts)

6. An incredible piece every time I see it. Thanks for sharing

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:39 AM

32 min ago

George and Diamond Dog. Van Gogh’s irises are spectacular — so incredibly striking like yours!

Tasmanian Devil

(221 posts)

8. A deeper dive

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Mon May 18, 2026, 02:12 AM

29 sec ago

The Getty has done a lot with this painting over the years. A simple search:
https://www.getty.edu/search/?query=van+gogh

During covid they took the time to do an in-depth exam of it and now believe the blue has faded over time and was originally much more violet.

If you're still reading this, a couple of videos people might like:

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-technology-creates-unique-view-of-famous-van-gogh-painting/

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