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Willow at sunset by Vincent Van Gogh

Willow at sunset by Vincent Van Gogh

Drawing landscapes from life, Van Gogh often avoided exact similarities. Nature was attractive to him not only as a beautiful object for the image. Spiritualizing nature, Van Gogh saw in her the embodiment of his own feelings and deep feelings. An example is the work done in Arles in 1888.

Here the yellow color ceases to be the personification of life and the sun and expresses rather aggression, severe depression and despair. The sunset sky seems to put pressure on the surrounding space, and the dense light pouring from it paints everything in fiery-hot tones. Heavy, powerful rays of the sun fill the sky, creeping along it with long strips.

The impression is strengthened by the composition. Willows stand in line, as if stretching their lifeless dry fragile branches to the skies. They are visible and in the distance, beyond the deserted field, overgrown with bunches of dry grass. Sharp rough brush strokes maintain the general mood of the picture.

To enhance the intensity of colors, the author uses strong contrasts. The blue band in the background, depicting the river, makes the warm yellow color hot. The trunks of willows are written in shades of lilac in combination with black, which also affects the perception of the picture and its color system.

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