Focusing on the The garden of this artwork, explain the Poppies and Butterflies about the Butterflies.
Poppies and Butterflies Debra Mancoff, author of Van Gogh's Flowers, described Poppies and Butterflies: "vivid red poppies and the pale yellow butterflies float on the surface of twisting dark stems and nodding buds, all against a yellow-gold background. Although composed of natural motifs, van Gogh's layering of pattern in Butterflies and Poppies suggests a decorative quality like that of a textile or a screen."  Mancoff compared this study to the Japanese prints he admired.
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