Irises

Vincent van Gogh, 1890

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Irises, 1890. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 29 x 36 1/4 in. (73.7 x 92.1 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Irises
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 x 36 1/4 in. (73.7 x 92.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Adele R. Levy, 1958
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1853–1890

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