Bulb Fields - by Vincent van Gogh

Bulb Fields is a painting created by Van Gogh in 1883. It is also Van Gogh's first garden painting and reflects his early style of depicting landscape. This painting show a panoramic view of tulip fields in blossom. It was created when Van Gogh spent his second year in The Hague.

Also known with the name "Flower Beds", this pating was created with numerous and significantly truncated brushstrokes, creating a finer, subtler look. The beds of flowers, characteristic of Van Gogh's Dutch homeland, are arranged in a vibrant geometric panorama that draws the viewer into the scene.

The foreground of his composition, observed from a low position, seems to rise sharply, accentuating the low horizon in a panoramic effect. The thatched cottages and bare tree trunks in the distance are engulfed in somber shadow, a striking contrast to the bright colors of the flower beds.