Vincent van Gogh's “Irises” (1889) was painted during his stay in a psychiatric clinic after he suffered a mental breakdown. (all images courtesy Getty, unless otherwise noted) Success!
O n May 9, 1889, the day after Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh moved into a psychiatric hospital, he began a painting of some flowers in the institution’s garden. The resulting Irises is now owned ...
In 1889, Vincent van Gogh committed himself to a psychiatric asylum in Southern France, where he spent a turbulent year creating roughly 150 paintings, including masterpieces such as “Irises ...
It’s also assumed that the creation was done while van Gogh was at the Saint-Paul psychiatric ... and there painted 150 canvases, including Irises (1889), The Starry Night (1889) and Almond ...