Basket with Pansies on a Table, 1887
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Oil on Canvas, 46 x 55.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
(Vincent van Gogh Stichting)
F 244

Shortly after moving to Paris, Van Gogh painted a considerable number of flower still lifes. He regarded these works as studies in colour that would enable him to experiment freely with colour-contrasts, such as blue and orange, red and green, or – as we see here – purple and yellow.