Modgy Vincent van Gogh Almond Blossom Origami Lantern

VINCENT VAN GOGH ALMOND BLOSSOM
On January 31, 1890, van Gogh’s brother Theo wrote to announce the birth of his son, named Vincent Willem van Gogh. In celebration, Vincent immediately began painting. He selected the almond tree to symbolize new life as the tree often heralds the coming of spring.
“How glad I was when the news came…” he wrote, “I started right away to make a picture for him…big branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky.”
The painting differs from Vincent’s other works and the influence of Japanese prints is clear in the tree’s positioning and outlined branches.