Van Gogh Irises Umbrella - Black

This vivid dual-layer umbrella captures one of the J. Paul Getty Museum's most popular paintings: Irises, by Vincent van Gogh.

- Manual open/close
- Length: 36 inches
- Diameter: 42 inches
- Materials: Polyester satin cloth, brass, and crystal rhinestone
- Includes fabric storage pouch
- Made in Italy
- Item #: OM500NECUWS678D

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In 1889, while staying in Saint-Rémy, France, Vincent van Gogh created nearly 130 paintings. Within his first week there, he began Irises, inspired by the natural surroundings of the asylum’s garden where he was recovering from episodes of self-harm and hospitalization. The cropped composition is divided into broad areas of vivid color, with monumental irises overflowing its borders.

Each iris is distinct. Van Gogh carefully observed their movements and forms, capturing a variety of curved silhouettes defined by wavy, twisting, and curling lines

Vincent van Gogh
Irises
Dutch, Saint-Remy, France
1889
Oil on canvas
28 inches x 36 5/8 inches
90.PA.20
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles