Van Gogh was very fond of nature, and it was for him an endless source of inspiration. In nature, there have always been many stories worthy of being put on canvas. But even these stories, according to Van Gogh himself, needed to be able to find and see. For the artist, this was not a problem, because in everything that surrounded him, he found something alive and infinitely beautiful.
In Provence, Van Gogh was in a constant process of work. On its canvases wide forms of fields, shaded forest corners or even such small pieces of nature with only a few details were reflected.
On this canvas, Van Gogh painted several poppy flowers and two butterflies against the background of a rare grass. The manner of painting is as close as possible to Japanese painting. This is evidenced by a planar decorative image of the details, an asymmetrical composition and the very idea of the canvas, where all attention is paid to the beauty of flowers and insects.
The main semantic center of the composition, Van Gogh made two bright butterflies, contrasted with the background of grass and leaves. Counterweight to them are large poppy flowers in the upper part of the picture. The right part of the canvas is completely filled, while the left part is almost empty, with spots not covered with canvas paint.
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