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Vincent van Gogh's Brilliant Blue 'Irises' Were Originally Purple, New Research Reveals

On May 9, 1889, the day after Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh moved into a psychiatric hospital, he began a painting of some ...
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Van Gogh’s “Irises” Were Never Supposed to Be Blue

A new exhibition chronicles how a paintings conservator and chemist solved a color mystery in one of the painter’s most beloved works. Vincent van Gogh's “Irises” (1889) was painted during his stay in ...
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Vincent van Gogh’s Brilliant Blue ‘Irises’ Were Originally Purple, New Research Reveals

The Dutch painter began Irises in 1889 on his first full day at a psychiatric hospital. Getty Museum On May 9, 1889, the day after Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh moved into a psychiatric hospital, he ...