Van Gogh Almond Blossoms Necklace
'-"Almond Blossoms" was painted in 1890 for his brother's new son named Vincent in his honor. Delicate homage to life's beauty renewed in new generations.- 22kt gold over genuine brass-Hand-painted French enamel-Meticulously handcrafted in the USA-Pendant is 2-inches long & 1½-inches wide-18 inch goldtone chain Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) Almond BlossomFebruary 1890oil on canvas, 73.3 x 92.4 cm Large blossom branches like this against a blue sky were one of Van Gogh’s favourite subjects. Almond trees flower early in the spring making them a symbol of new life. Van Gogh borrowed the subject, the bold outlines and the positioning of the tree in the picture plane from Japanese printmaking. The painting was a gift for his brother Theo and sister-in-law Jo, who had just had a baby son, Vincent Willem. In the letter announcing the new arrival, Theo wrote: ‘As we told you, we’ll name him after you, and I’m making the wish that he may be as determined and as courageous as y