Ivy, two paintings by Vincent van Gogh

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Ivy
Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Oil on canvas
72 × 92 cm
Van Gogh Museum
Main article: Vincent van Gogh
Ivy, first, upright version.
Ivy, first, upright version.

Ivy is the title Vincent van Gogh connected with two paintings executed in Saint-Rémy, im summer 1889. Both size 30 canvases, the first upright version supplies a view of a stone bench in the garden of the hospital, while the second, later one concentrates on the vegetation, allowing only a glimpse on the sunny paths beyond.

Van Gogh incorporated the first version in his selection of works to be displayed at Les XX, in Bruxelles 1890.