Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves by Vincent van Gogh (1889)

Resolution: 4506 × 3468 px

Nine oranges and lemons rest in a shallow woven basket, while a pair of vivid cobalt-blue gloves lies across the pale tabletop in the foreground. Dark green, spiky branches spread behind the fruit and extend across the upper edge, setting their irregular organic forms against a broad turquoise field. The emphatic contrast between golden citrus, blue gloves, and green foliage gives this still life an unusually direct and animated presence.

Van Gogh organizes the horizontal composition through overlapping bands: the gloves project toward the viewer, the basket anchors the center, and the branches create a dense, rhythmic backdrop. Long, loose brushstrokes remain visible across the canvas, and blue contours bind together the fruit and basket while intensifying the warm oranges and yellows. Turquoise, cobalt, ochre, olive, and cream are applied in energetic directional marks, turning wicker, peel, cloth, and needles into distinct painted textures.

Painted in Arles in 1889 and signed and dated “Vincent Arles 89,” the work transforms familiar studio objects through Van Gogh’s expressive color and restless handling of paint. Its compressed space and complementary palette make it a striking example of his late Provençal still lifes, where everyday subjects become vehicles for experiments in chromatic contrast and surface rhythm. This high-resolution Vincent van Gogh still-life image is suited to detailed study, art reference, and refined digital display.