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Still Life with Bible (Stilleven met Bijbel), c. 1885 by Vincent van Gogh
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Still Life with Bible (Stilleven met Bijbel), c. 1885, by Vincent van Gogh shows his late father’s heavy leather-bound Bible lying open beneath a spent candle, its pale pages glowing against a near-black background, with a small yellow-covered novel by Emile Zola resting nearby on the worn table. Painted in Nuenen shortly after his father’s death, the still life quietly sets the weight of religious tradition against the modern secular world Van Gogh felt drawn toward. Its somber palette and dramatic lighting mark one of the strongest achievements of his early Dutch period.
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Date: c. 1885.
Still Life with Bible (Stilleven met Bijbel), c. 1885 by Vincent van Gogh. Somber Dutch Realist Canvas Print.
This edition is color-graded in a brighter, warmer tone, with a navy-toned background and warm brown table for a richer finish.