Peach Trees in Blossom
Maker
(artists)
1853-1890
1853-1890
Title
Peach Trees in Blossom
Date of Production
1889
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 65 cm (canvas)
Width: 81 cm (canvas)
Width: 81 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1932.SC.176
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Peach orchards
Peach trees
Label Text
This is van Gogh’s last view of a plain outside Arles that he often painted since settling in the south of France in 1888. He wrote to the painter Paul Signac ‘everything is small there ... even the mountains, as in certain Japanese landscapes, which is the reason why the subject attracted me.’ The snow-capped peak on the right (a deliberate echo of Mount Fuji in Japan) and blossoming trees create a peaceful atmosphere. But the bent figure at left emphasises this is a man-made landscape.
Provenance
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris; The Independent Gallery, London; purchased by Samuel Courtauld, May 1927; Courtauld Gift, 1932.
Exhibition History
Van Gogh in America, Detroit Institute of Arts, 02/10/2022-22/01/2023
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019 ...More
Part of general displays, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 25/06/2018-01/02/2019
Van Gogh and Japan, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 23/03/2018-24/06/2018
Becoming Van Gogh: His Years in Paris, 1886-1888, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, 20/10/2012-20/01/2013
The Real Van Gogh - The Artist and his Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 23/01/2010-18/04/2010
Vincent Van Gogh - The Landscapes, Kunstmuseum & Basel & Switzerland, 26/04/2009-19/07/2009
Van Gogh and Britain, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh and Compton Verney, 07/07/2006-24/09/2006
Van Gogh and Britain, Compton Verney & Warwickshire & England, 31/03/2006-18/06/2006
Part of general displays, J Paul Getty Museum & Los Angeles & USA, 21/08/2003-12/01/2004
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998 ...Less
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019 ...More
Part of general displays, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 25/06/2018-01/02/2019
Van Gogh and Japan, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 23/03/2018-24/06/2018
Becoming Van Gogh: His Years in Paris, 1886-1888, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, 20/10/2012-20/01/2013
The Real Van Gogh - The Artist and his Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 23/01/2010-18/04/2010
Vincent Van Gogh - The Landscapes, Kunstmuseum & Basel & Switzerland, 26/04/2009-19/07/2009
Van Gogh and Britain, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh and Compton Verney, 07/07/2006-24/09/2006
Van Gogh and Britain, Compton Verney & Warwickshire & England, 31/03/2006-18/06/2006
Part of general displays, J Paul Getty Museum & Los Angeles & USA, 21/08/2003-12/01/2004
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998 ...Less
Literature
Van Gogh and Britain, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, 2006
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
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