Olive Trees

Posted by Maverick ~ on October 11, 2018
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Olive Trees
Vincent van Gogh

"This painting comes from a series of 15 canvases that Vincent van Gogh dedicated to the subject of olive trees during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where he committed himself after suffering a series of breakdowns. When free to wander the countryside, he explored the region’s olive groves. “The murmur of an olive grove,” he wrote to his brother Theo, “has something very intimate, immensely old about it.”  The artist’s animated brushwork and stylized passages of broken color suggest that he painted the scene directly from nature. They communicate the essence of olive trees with their twisting trunks and heavy canopy in the light of southern France."

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24 comments on “Olive Trees”

  2. Olives and olive oil are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in seven occasions. I have an olive tree in my home garden, i make tea from olive leaves 🙂

    Thank you dear Maverick for this beautiful post and teaching me the wonderful art of saying .♥

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  11. I could stare at this all day long! The blue is electrifying and the short swaying brushstrokes give it this titillating undercurrent that sweeps everything in its way. Dreamy sigh.

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