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Black-and-white drawing of a tall cypress tree with dense, swirling strokes, with wavy lines of grass at the lower right and a light, open sky.

Cypresses

A tall cypress tree rises through the center of this black-and-white image, its dense foliage rendered in looping, swirling pen or ink strokes. Curling, wave-like lines fill the sky and the grassy ground at lower right, and the sparse background is left light.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2514 × 3180 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1889; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Cipreses, dibujo en blanco y negro

Un alto ciprés se eleva en el centro de esta imagen en blanco y negro, con un follaje denso dibujado en trazos curvos y arremolinados a pluma o tinta. Líneas onduladas llenan el cielo y el suelo herboso en la parte inferior derecha, mientras el fondo claro queda casi vacío.

Português: Ciprestes, desenho em preto e branco

Um cipreste alto ergue-se no centro desta imagem em preto e branco, com a copa densa feita de traços curvos e espiralados a pena ou tinta. Linhas onduladas preenchem o céu e o chão gramado no canto inferior direito, enquanto o fundo claro permanece quase vazio.