Mark Ryan

The Aesthete

<p>Ideas that come to me as I work on something. This began as a mere panorama of the gallery but the placement of the same human figure throughout came to me as I worked on it and made it more interesting than I had planned.</p>


Landscape of grove of olive trees and their cast shadows in foreground, mountain looms in background, intense sun and dazzling light dominates the sky. No signature.

This is one of fifteen canvases of olive trees that van Gogh executed between June and December of 1889. Earlier that year he had interned himself in the asylum of St-Paul, in the town of St-Rémy in southern France, where he would create his most profound works. The vibrant oranges and yellows suggest that the picture dates to the autumn months. Van Gogh left St-Rémy in May 1890, moving to Auvers, near Paris, where he continued to paint until his death by suicide in July.

Mark Ryan
The Aesthete, digital photography

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Olive Trees, 19th century — Artist: Vincent van Gogh — Oil on canvas

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Mark Ryan The Aesthete, digital photography

Inspired by:

Olive Trees, 19th century — Artist: Vincent van Gogh — Oil on canvas

What does inspiration mean to you?

Connect with the artist

Mark Ryan
The Aesthete, digital photography