Cineraria

Cineraria, painted in 1886 shortly after Vincent van Gogh moved to Paris, is a delicate still life that captures a potted flowering plant with subtle grace and sensitivity. Set against a dark, subdued background, the soft, daisy-like blossoms of the cineraria stand out in gentle shades of white, violet, and pink, their fragile beauty rendered with quiet precision.

This work reflects Van Gogh’s transitional style—still rooted in the darker tones of his Dutch period, but beginning to explore greater nuance in color, light, and composition. Cineraria reveals his deep appreciation for humble, everyday subjects and marks an early step in his artistic evolution toward the brighter, more expressive works of his later years.