Vincent van Gogh
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Van Gogh outlined every iris and leaf in this garden, and a soft copy blurs the blues into the greens. Our Van Gogh irises print comes from the Getty’s scan of the original, graded so the violets stay rich, the leaves stay crisp and the earth keeps its warm orange.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x12 inch, 20x16 inch, 24x18 inch, 30x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its landscape shape suits a living room, a bedroom or a dining room, above a sofa or a sideboard. The violets, greens and warm orange look lovely with white, navy, sage and natural oak, and a natural or white frame suits it.
About the painting
Irises by Vincent van Gogh
Saint-Rémy, May 1889
In May 1889 Vincent van Gogh went into the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole at Saint-Rémy, in Provence. Within his first month there he set up his easel in the asylum garden, where the irises were in flower.
A garden in Japan
He thought of irises as a Japanese flower, and the picture owes a debt to the woodblock prints he loved: strong outlines, flat colour, no sky. Blue-violet irises crowd the canvas over red-orange earth, with a single white iris on the left. Some colours have changed with time: a dull brown in the flowers was once a vivid red.
From 300 francs to the Getty
Theo showed it in Paris that September. In 1892 the writer Octave Mirbeau bought it for 300 francs. In 1987 it became the most expensive painting ever sold, and since 1990 it has belonged to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
Read the story
Vincent van Gogh painted these irises in his first weeks at an asylum. A century later, no painting had ever sold for more.
It's May 1889, at Saint-Rémy, in Provence.
Vincent has just gone into the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, of his own accord.
Within the month he's out in the asylum garden with his easel, where the irises are in flower.
He thinks of irises as a Japanese flower, and he paints them the way the Japanese printmakers might: strong outlines, flat colour, and no sky at all.
Blue-violet irises crowd the canvas over red-orange earth.
And on the left, among all that blue, stands one white iris on its own.
Some colours have changed since then. A dull brown in the flowers was once a vivid red.
That September his brother shows the painting in Paris.
A few years later a writer named Octave Mirbeau buys it, for three hundred francs.
In 1987 it sells for fifty-three point nine million dollars, more than any painting before it.
Today it belongs to the Getty Museum, in Los Angeles.
Find the white iris, standing alone among the blue.
Irises. Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
