When looking at the The garden of Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy (Van Gogh series), how do you discuss its Floral still life's Vase with Roses?
Vase with Roses Van Gogh painted Still Life: Vase with Pink Roses shortly before his release from the Saint-Rémy asylum.  As the end of his stay in Saint-Rémy and the days ahead in Auvers-sur-Oise neared, Van Gogh conveyed his optimism and enthusiasm by painting flowers.  About the time that van Gogh painted this work, he wrote to his mother, "But for one's health, as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing."The National Gallery of Art describes the painting, "The undulating ribbons of paint, applied in diagonal strokes, animate the canvas and play-off the furled forms of flowers and leaves. Originally, the roses were pink—the color has faded—and would have created a contrast of complementary colors with the green."  The exuberant bouquets of roses is said to be one of Van Gogh's largest, most beautiful still life paintings.  Van Gogh made another painting of roses in Saint-Rémy, which is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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