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Still Life: Vase with Pink Roses
is an
oil painting
on canvas completed in 1890 by
Vincent van Gogh
in
Saint-Rémy
. At the time the work was painted, Van Gogh was readying himself to leave the Saint-Rémy asylum for the quiet town of
Auvers-sur-Oise
outside of
Paris
. The painting reflects the optimism Van Gogh felt at that time about his future, both in his choice of flowers as a subject and the colors used. The painting is owned by the
National Gallery of Art
of
Washington, D.C.
Painting:
Vincent van Gogh
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