This specific picture was painted in 1891
Neville Dubow (once director of the Irma Stern Museum) was quoted saying this about her work in the 1940's: "a peak of excellence that could stand comparison with representational paintings anywhere else in the West
it is as if Pierneef gave preference to colder colours and tones for the background
The 20 x 30cm blossoms have 11 colours and is the more challenging one of the smaller canvasses
What a lovely image of this iconic woman
Fields with Poppies Unique canvas This specific picture was paintedVincent van Gogh has a characteristic style and this creation is no different. This beauty was painted in 1889, just around the time he arrived at the asylum. He again, played with an unusual perspective in this painting and executed it beautifully. As in a number of his last paintings, there is no definite horizon in the distance, and it works. His brushwork here is very controlled, with short, sharp lines to emphasise the foliage, and then even