Courtesan After Eisen By Van Gogh Cloud

Courtesan After Eisen By Van Gogh CloudCompleted in 1887, this painting was inspired by a woodcut created by the Japanese artist Kesai Eisen. The print had previously appeared on the front cover of Paris Illustr in 1886. Van Gogh enlarged and copied the Japanese figure using a grid. Using vivid colours and strong lines, he made it look like a woodcut. The woman's hairdo and the belt (obi) she is sportingwhich is fastened at the front of her kimono rather than the backallow us to identify

Van Gogh framed her in a pond with frogs

and lighter green olive trees in the middle distance are all depicted in the painting

The piece's composition does have a strong resemblance to the well-known sunflower series

and Impressionism

alternating with the long shadows of the stems

I nevertheless did some little canvases from memory which you will see later

better known by her stage as Sien

produced using archival pigment inks designed for exceptional durability

The artwork is printed on museum-quality 400–450 GSM premium canvas with archival pigment inks that preserve vibrant colour and intricate detail

Auvers was most likely created at Auvers-sur-Oise

van Gogh found inspiration and started the most productive phase of his artistic career

Blue Grey Abstract Painting