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Painting of two large red poppies and pale yellow butterflies among green stems and buds on a blue-grey background.

Butterflies and Poppies

A painting of red poppies and pale yellow butterflies among tall green stems and buds against a muted blue-grey ground. Loose, rapid brushstrokes build the foliage, and small orange flowers and a dark butterfly appear through the greenery, with the canvas texture visible at the edges.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2480 × 3348 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1889; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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