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Long Grass with Butterflies, 1890

By the spring of 1890 Van Gogh was acting on plans to leave the South of France and return north. He was, however, captivated yet again by signs of burgeoning life, such as butterflies among the grass and details of the undergrowth he found in the garden at Saint-Rémy.

Oil on canvas

The National Gallery, London. Bought, Courtauld Fund, 1926