Axial Commons Image Treasury
Painting of a dark sculpted vase with pink and white asters and yellow blossoms against a red-brown background, with white flowers on a table below.

Vase with Chinese Asters and Gladioli

A still life painting of a dark, sculpted vase holding pink and white asters and a few yellow blossoms, set against a deep red-brown background. Loose, thick brushstrokes build the flowers and the cloth-covered table, which holds more white blossoms at the lower edge of the composition.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2985 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1886; 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: Jarrón con áster chino y gladiolos

Una pintura de naturaleza muerta con un jarrón oscuro y labrado que sostiene áster rosados y blancos, y unas pocas flores amarillas, sobre un fondo rojizo oscuro. Pinceladas sueltas y gruesas construyen las flores y la mesa cubierta con un mantel, donde hay más flores blancas en el borde inferior de la composición.

Português: Vaso com áster chinês e gladíolos

Uma pintura de natureza-morta com um vaso escuro e esculpido que segura áster rosa e branco, além de algumas flores amarelas, sobre um fundo vermelho-acastanhado profundo. Pinceladas soltas e espessas constroem as flores e a mesa coberta por um tecido, onde há mais flores brancas na borda inferior da composição.

Natural Historyvase of flowersstill lifeasterspaintingoil on canvaspost-impressionismvan goghflower paintingred background1886impasto brushworkfloral still life

More from Natural History

Hand-colored engraving of a spotted pufferfish under a branch with green leaves, white flowers and berries, with a green bean pod and pink blossoms at left.The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures ofHand-colored engraving of a yellow-headed green parrot perched on a branch among fern-like leaves and round seed pods, with a caption at lower right.The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures ofHand-colored engraving of a golden-winged woodpecker on a branch with acorns and oak leaves, with its wing feathers fanned out.The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures ofHand-colored engraving of a dark songbird perched among yellow trumpet flowers and green leaves, with seed pods at lower right.The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures ofBlack and white etching: a standing nude woman holds hands with a winged figure at right, as a seated nude reads a book beside owls and bats in a dark sky.A winged man grabbing a young naked woman by the hand while another sits reading a book suHand-colored engraving of a branch with pink plumeria-like flowers and broad green leaves on a cream background.The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of