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Painting of a blue iris with green sword-shaped leaves and buds amid swirling green grass and small yellow flowers.

Iris

A blue iris stands among tall, sword-shaped green leaves and rising stems, with buds and small yellow flowers scattered through dense, swirling green grass. Short, rhythmic brushstrokes in greens, blues and yellows give the painting an energetic surface, and the flower is set low in the composition.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3037 × 4000 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)

Español: Iris de Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Un iris azul se alza entre hojas verdes largas en forma de espada y tallos que se elevan, con capullos y pequeñas flores amarillas dispersas en una hierba densa y arremolinada. Pinceladas cortas y rítmicas en verdes, azules y amarillos dan a la pintura una superficie enérgica.

Português: Íris de Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Uma íris azul se ergue entre folhas verdes longas em formato de espada e hastes que se elevam, com botões e pequenas flores amarelas espalhadas por uma grama densa e redemoinhada. Pinceladas curtas e rítmicas em verdes, azuis e amarelos dão à pintura uma superfície enérgica.

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