Painting of one straw-and-twig bird nest holding pale eggs, set against dark, loosely brushed foliage with a lighter patch of ground below.

Bird nest with eggs in a dark setting

A single bird's nest woven from dry straw and twigs sits high in the dark frame, its pale eggs catching the light. Loose, scratchy brushstrokes in ochre and umber build the nest and the shadowed foliage around it, with a faint lighter patch of ground below.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1885
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1974 × 1350 px

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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1885; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

19th century post-impressionism 1880s 1885 still life oil painting painting loose brushwork nature study bird nest bird eggs twigs dark background